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Dramatica Theory BookChapter
28: Storytelling and Encoding Objective Characters Although encoding places the argument of a story in the context of real life, the storyform itself is not real life at all. It is an analogy to the mind's problem-solving process. We all know what it is like to face problems in our own lives. However, we have no way of knowing what our manner of dealing with problems looks like from the outside; from a more objective viewpoint. Storyforms deal with only one problem, which is seen from two principal directions: the inside and the outside. When we look at the problem from the inside, we can connect with experiences we all have had. The view is familiar and we relate emotionally to situations that touch our personal nerves. In fact, we tend to substitute our own experiences in place of what we observe in the story. This subjective view holds our feelings and gives credibility to the objective view. Out of Body ExperiencesWhen we take an external
view of a story, however, we no longer identify with the Story Mind directly
but view it more like we would in an "out of body" experience.
It is if we had stepped out of our own heads, then turned around to see
what we were thinking. It is from this view that the author makes his
rational argument, telling the audience, "If it feels like this
from the inside, you'll want to be doing that." |
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