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Thematic Sequence Confusion
Q: I was wondering if you could clarify something for me. I've illustrated my storyform in broad strokes and I'm about to start working on the thematic sequences. My Overall Story Thematic Issue is Skill with the Counterpoint of Experience and the other elements in that quad are Wisdom and Enlightenment. So my question is: which way should I look at it? Do I focus on Skill and evaluate it in terms of Wisdom or do I focus on Wisdom and evaluate it in terms of Skill?
A: Theme is all about the value of something in relative context versus independently. So, with Skill vs. Wisdom, it is important to illustrate the value/usefulness/effectiveness of each, but also the relative value of one to the other. For example, Skill may be shown as important, and Experience shown as important, but overall, Skill may be of less value than Experience in the context of the story. (NOTE: This is only one of a variety of ways Skill and Experience may be shown.)
As an ISSUE, Skill is tied to your throughline's Problem (and Solution). This is why it is the point of reference and why the thematic conflict is Experience as it relates to Skill, and not vice versa so much.
Wisdom and Enlightenment are there to contextualize Skill and Experience. In other words, Wisdom and Enlightenment may be used to show how and why Skill and Wisdom are advantageous or disadvantageous.
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