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Lesson 3 Assignment
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The new Santa
trait – Trying to establish himself as the right santa for the job but is failing and without support from his staffsubtext – He second guesses himself as the demons attack =. Mistakes are made.
need – to be the Santa he was hired to be and do the job. To protect the elves from Krampus.
The General
Trait – a military man who wants to rule as a dictatorsubtext – he is making secret deals with other countries to sell more oil from the North Pole. He wants Santa to be killed by Krampus so he can take over.
need – to rule the North Pole and turn it into a recognized continent including a formable military.
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Finding what is special about my characters
Matt—
Trait: Dutiful becomes Controlling (more intense)
Subtext: Matt’s is on a mission is to reunify with his father and family rather than an objective. (odd)
Need: Needs to make things work at home because he’s not able to redeploy. (intense)Trait: Forthright becomes Tentative (less intense)
Subtext: Matt tries to figure out what everyone else wants him to do. (odd)
Need: Needs to figure out where everyone else is before he can know where to fit in (profound)Trait: Anxious becomes Humorous (odd)
Subtext: Matt hides his combat-trauma anxiety to avoid burdening others with his war-trauma (odd)
Need: Needs to conform to conventions that expect him to leave war behind and get on with his family life (intense)Trait: Confused becomes Focused (odd)
Subtext: Matt ignores his combat-trauma and pretends its doesn’t exist (odd)
Need: Needs to pick up where he left off before enlisting. (profound)IF/THEN —
If Matt ignores his combat trauma and pretends it doesn’t exist, then maybe he can never reconcile with his father.
If Matt’s war-trauma, his anxiety is something he hides from everyone else and he tries to figure out how to behave ‘normally,’ then maybe his hidden trauma will win out in the end and lead him to life-ending ideas.
If Matt becomes controlling rather than dutiful and he doesn’t pay close enough attention to what is actually going on around him, the maybe he will simply run amok and be more of an outsider than he felt on his way home.
STEWART—
Trait: Strong becomes Immovable (intense)
Subtext: Stewart would be less likely to agree with Claire. (profound)
Need: Needs to do what he has learned has worked for his sanity/survival. (intense)Trait: Insightful becomes Predictive (odd)
Subtext: Stewart anticipates Matt’s efforts to reunite. (odd)
Need: Needs to be appreciated for the hard work he’s put in to survive post-combat. (profound)Trait: Caring becomes Empathetic (profound)
Subtext: Stewart allows himself to feel what he believes others feel toward him and each other. (odd)
Need: Needs to understand the motives that others bring to interactions with him. (intense)Trait: Short-tempered becomes Volatile (intense)
Subtext: Stewart allows the anger he feels to erupt into physical instances of aggression. (intense)
Need: Needs to shut others out who don’t understand him. (profound)IF/THEN—
If Stewart becomes immovable and Claire can’t overcome his refusals, then maybe she stands no chance of reuniting her family.
If Stewart is set in his perceptions of others and expects his prediction of their responses are correct, then maybe he will be unable to see the ways others show respect for him.
If Stewart feels empathy for others and drops his guard of distancing himself for self-protection, then maybe he will exhibit inconsistent personality behaviors that confuse his family and others.
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