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When an extremely silent zookeeper loses a tiger in a tragic accident, her only chance of keeping her job is to negotiate with the peculiar caregivers of a traumatised former circus tiger.
Agree with foxtrot25 on the the description of the MC. ?Better to use an adjective for a vulnerability that directly relates to the objective goal in such a way that the vulnerability threatens to defeat the character from achieving her objective goal (whatever it is).
Agree with foxtrot25 on the the description of the MC. ?Better to use an adjective for a vulnerability that directly relates to the objective goal in such a way that the vulnerability threatens to defeat the character from achieving her objective goal (whatever it is).
See lessWhen an extremely silent zookeeper loses a tiger in a tragic accident, her only chance of keeping her job is to negotiate with the peculiar caregivers of a traumatised former circus tiger.
Negotiate.-- that's a process, but it is not an objective goal.? A logline should be about her objective goal -- what she must do or obtain.? Or else.So how does 'negotiate' translate into a specific objective goal?
Negotiate.– that’s a process, but it is not an objective goal.? A logline should be about her objective goal — what she must do or obtain.? Or else.
So how does ‘negotiate’ translate into a specific objective goal?
See lessAfter a happy-go-lucky Marine survives an assassination attempt, he goes after the man behind it, a rogue officer, and stop him from selling WMDs to the government of an enemy planet.
>>> don?t know why a cloned Marine would be any less capable than a Marine who?d been born the ?normal? way, as it were 1] In your story world, you can have cloning as a perfected technique, of course. ?My response was based on the scientific fact that when cloning was first tried (on sheepRead more
>>> don?t know why a cloned Marine would be any less capable than a Marine who?d been born the ?normal? way, as it were
1] In your story world, you can have cloning as a perfected technique, of course. ?My response was based on the scientific fact that when cloning was first tried (on sheep), the clones turned out to be inferior copies. ?The explanation at the time was by way of analogy to xeroxing, where copies are never as good as the original.
2] And if cloning has been perfected, then what is his character flaw? ?The?dramatic purpose of a character flaw is to create suspense in the form of doubt or uncertainty as to whether it will be the downfall of the character in his dramatic quest. ?(How does “happy go lucky” put him in jeopardy of failing?)
It’s necessary for a protagonist to face life-threatening external jeopardy ?– but that isn’t sufficient. ?The external jeopardy needs to be complemented by an internal weakness or flaw — an “Achilles heel”. ? I say complement in that the flaw or weakness must be engineered such that the external jeopardy threatens to exploit it and defeat (and kill) the protagonist. And I don’t see how being “happy go lucky” fits that criterion.
My point ?is that cloning is an opportunity to introduce a character flaw. In the story, the clones can be advertised and certified as 100% perfect by the manufacturer — which only means, must mean, that there is a hidden flaw. ?The iron law of dramatic irony and dialectical contradiction.
fwiw
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