Chapter 12Final reflections on characters
Figure 12.1 Jacob Redmon–The hall of mirrors where every character in the story reflects meaning and purpose. Legally Blonde (MGM) did this with extraordinary clarity, using all of the major character types to accomplish the task.
“Everyone and everything that shows up in our life is a reflection of something that is happening inside of us.”
–Alan Cohen
I have contradicted a lot of the conventional wisdom regarding character creation, which will lead to my theory on minor characters before I recap the five major character types. Questioning and reconceptualizing maxims do not make me right or anyone ...
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