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- 1. Self-Revelation, Need, and Desire
- Casablanca * Self-Revelation
| STEP CHARACTER PLOT STORY WORLD MORAL ARGUMENT 1 Self-Revelation, Need, and Desire 2 Ghost Story World 3 Weakness and Need 4 Inciting event 5 Desire 6 Ally or Allies 7 Opponent Mystery 8 Fake-Ally Opponent 9 Changed desire and motive First Revelation and Decision 10 Plan 11 Opponent's Plan and Main Counterattack 12 Drive 13 Attack by Ally 14 Apparent Defeat 15 Obsessive Drive, Changed Desire and Motive Second Revelation and Decision 16 Audience Revelation 17 Third Revelation and Decision 18 Gate, Gauntlet, Visit to Death 19 Battle 20 Self-Revelation 21 Moral Decision 22 New Equilibrium 17 1. Self-Revelation, Need, and Desire Self revelation, need, and desire represent the overall range of change of your heroin the story. A combination of Steps 20, 3, and 5, this frame gives yon the structural "journey" your hero will take. You'll recall that in Chapter 4, on character, we started at the endpoint of your hero's development by figuring out his self-revelation. Then we returned to the beginning to get his weakness and need and his desire. We must use the same process when determining the plot. By starting with the frame of the story—self-revelation to weakness, need, and desire—we establish the endpoint of the plot first. Then every step we take will lead us directly where we want to go. When looking at the framing step of the plot, ask yourself these questions, and be very specific in your answers * What will my hero learn at the end * What does he know at the beginning No character is a completely blank slate at the start of the story. He believes certain things. * What is he wrong about at the beginning Your hero cannot learn something at the end of the story unless he is wrong about something at the beginning. Casablanca * Self-Revelation Rick realizes he cannot withdraw from the fight for freedom simply because he was hurt by love. * Psychological Need To overcome his bitterness toward Ilsa, regain a reason for living, and renew his faith in his ideals. * Moral Need To stop looking out for himself at the expense of others. * Desire To get Ilsa back. Download 0.98 Mb. Share with your friends:
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