Drawing Up Your Story Line
People and Points of Perspective, Part 1
March Madness approaches and with those college basketball teams who are experiencing substantial success there is almost guaranteed to be voices that speak loudly. What do these voices say? Each voice projects a different message and a different viewpoint.
Let's walk through a scenario to see what different voices there are based on perspective.
- The Admirer - There is a voice telling the story of the underdog, an individual who has built themselves to get where they are. They will praise and promote this person because of what the heartwarming that is available.
- The Skeptic - This person tries to strip a person of whatever laurels or success they have been awarded, whether it's based on merit or a matter of inheritance. Discounting of that person could or could not hold down their achievements or blemish their title.
- The Wizard - If you're familiar with the story of the Sword in the Stone, this would be the Merlin type character who enables the hero and believes in him for all that he can do, and will do.
- The Evil Rival - A person who competes against another for selfish purposes through nefarious processes. This is mutually exclusive to any other character once you begin to strive to achieve through dark deeds.
- The Hero - Imagine a person that the general public simply adore, a person who we want to win because of their golden heart, positive ambitions, and honest work ethic. They may not be in shining armor, but dressed in armor for the just cause nonetheless.
This list is incomplete, there are other than these five that come to mind, there should be more archetypes to add with plenty good reason. What other characters could be added to the list? Come up with a short description and name for each one.
Next Thursday will talk about how some of these characters interact based on the story lines of modern life and pop culture.
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