You take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are. If there's any kind of fiction better than that, I don't know what it is.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Whedon argues that fiction reveals character through journey and peril.
- In plain terms
- Journeys and peril reveal true character.
- What can you take from it?
- Use conflict to reveal truth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What reveals your true character?
- How does adversity help you?
Another view
Real life often reveals character faster.
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