Inside the Coen Brothers’ Cinematic Universe: How Authority Figures Shape Their Darkest Stories
Inner Conflict: Head vs. Heart
Authority figures can impact a story’s plot, but they can also provide a direct conduit to another character’s inner conflict.
Final Thoughts
If conflict is so important to a story’s success, one obvious way to create it is to set up a character in a position of authority over the Protagonist. The authority figure can put pressure on the Protagonist by functioning as an ‘enemy,’ either an actual Nemesis or a Trickster who tests the Protagonist.
Bear in mind that an authority figure can be any character who holds some sort of power or sway over another.
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