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Dramatica
Dictionary
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Value -- [Variation]
-- dyn.pr. Worth<-->Value -- the objective usefulness
or desirability of something in general -- Value is a good indicator by
which to predict its import to others. However, no one really thinks completely
objectively so there is always a degree of personal preference included
in a determination of Value. Difficulties arise when a character neglects
the personal worth someone else may or may not find in something of specific
value. For example, a Boss may find it of no direct Value, but placing
a candy bar on each employees desk for them to find in the morning can
have a lot of worth to the employee. Indirectly, then, Value is returned
to the Boss in the form of a better day's work. But seeing the indirect
Value is difficult from the subjective view. Learning to see items and
actions not just for their intrinsic Value, but for their conditional
Value is a strong thematic message. -- syn. utility, objective
appraisal, general usefulness
Variation -- [Structural
Term] -- The 64 items that represent the thematics under
which problem elements can occur -- The variations describe the thematic
message and the development of that message in the story. Variations are
measuring sticks by which the author wishes his message to be evaluated.
It is the discrepancy between opposing ways of evaluating the meaning
of the story that creates the thematic statement as to which is the best
way or that one way is no better or worse than another. There are 64 Variations
in the Dramatica structure, 16 to each Class.
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