Choosing the Type most prominent in a particular throughline sets up the Concerns which is most important from that point of view. To show how this might work, let's look at the Concerns of Star Wars.

Star Wars

Overall Story Concern: Doing (Engaging in an activity)--The Empire is building the Death Star and searching for the Rebels. The Rebels are trying to keep their location secret by moving it around. The smuggler is trying to transport passengers to Alderaan. The passengers are trying to get the plans of the Death Star to the Rebels who will decipher the plans and launch an attack on the Empire.

Main Character Concern: How Things Are Going (Progress)--Luke Skywalker constantly is concerned with how things are going--"At this rate I'll never get off this rock!" He is impatient and never satisfied with how things are progressing. Once he gets off Tatooine, he is concerned with how long it will take for him to become a Jedi Knight--the progress of his training. When Darth Vader slices Obi-Wan, Luke's loss is compounded because he has lost a friend and a tutor. When they get to the Rebel base, he is concerned about how preparations are going and eventually with his own progress as a pilot in the Rebel attack on the Death Star.

Impact Character Concern: Impulsive Responses (Preconscious)--To be "one with the Force," a person must let go of himself and let the Force act through him. This allows the Force to guide one's unthinking responses and reflexes and to become an unbeatable power for good or evil. This is Obi-Wan's greatest concern and his efforts here impact everyone around him, especially Luke.

Subjective Story Concern: Playing A Role (Being)--Obi-Wan wants Luke to be the faithful student. Luke just wants to be a Hero without understanding what good it does to be quiet and controlled like Obi-Wan. Luke's farm-boy lifestyle is not in sync with his true nature as Obi-Wan sees him. Obi-Wan knows that Luke is the son of a Jedi and therefore he tries to manipulate Luke out of being what he's not.

Limitations of space prevent us from describing every Type through example. At the back of this book, however, you will find an appendix with a complete definition of each, as well as reproductions of the complete chart of categories.

Even with this degree of refinement, our story's problem has still not been identified with the precision required to focus our theme. It is time to move into the next level of the problem chart.