The First Step in creating a Character Map is developing the
character's "Mask". This mask defines the character's behavior at
the beginning of the story. It is the way the character is wrong
about him or her self. We will watch this mask unravel (or not) over the course of the story.
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Step One - The Mask |
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Draw the Character Map in a diamond shape. Write the answers to Question One on the top point of the diamond.
Question One: Among people who know you but do not know you well—what is the biggest misconception about who you are? What do people say about you in the loo or bathroom if they want to dismiss or belittle you?
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More About Masks |
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Every character (and every person) has a public face or public persona. In the psychology of Carl Jung a person constructs his or her mask or facade to cope with the demands of social situations, social convention, social expectations, social institutions and/or in response to the social environment.
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Helpful Definitions |
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These are a variety different ways to identify or define a mask.
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Screenwriters on Masks |
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These lines of dialogue illustrate how characters have employed masks in a variety of stories.
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Other Writers On Masks |
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Here’s what writers through the ages have had to say about how human beings employ masks in their lives.
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