Act Two

How the Character MapTWorks
Using the Emotional Toolbox

By Laurie H. Hutzler

In Act Two -
The Middle of the Story

	The character pursues the want using all of his or her strongest traits. Click Here to review the character’s Strongest Traits.

	The Antagonist preys on the character’s trouble traits. Click Here to review the character’s Trouble Traits.

	The character falls into a series of emotional traps (set by the Antagonist). The character gets him or herself in trouble.

	The character’s strongest traits can no longer cope with or compensate for his or her fear and, in fact, makes the fear worse. The character is tempted to retreat into his or her mask.

	The character’s want conflicts with the need. Which (the want or the need) will the character sacrifice or surrender?

	Which price will the character pay for his or her choice?

The Character's Need is:

		An inner longing of which the character is unaware, denies or ignores.

		The goodness buried deep inside the character.

		A set of traits which will make the character complete and whole.

		The Life Lessons that the character must embrace to live into his or her highest truest self. Click Here to review the character’s Life Lessons.

i The need is a more abstract internal goal or set of admirable traits. For example—Be honest, value real relationships over popularity or prestige, forgive one’s self and/or others, love more generously and less selfishly or grow up and take responsibility for one’s actions.

The Price the Character Must Pay is:

		The personal cost of choosing either the want or the need.

		The personal cost of turning away from the need to pursue the ego-driven goal or want.

		The personal cost of surrendering the ego-driven goal or want, learning the life lessons, embracing the need and living in the highest truest most authentic self.

		Which price is the character willing to pay? The character must ultimately pay one price or the other.

Click here to go on to Act Three.

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