Jaws Characters in Four Motivation Quads
Contents
Action Driver Quad |
Decision Driver Quad |
Brody Pursue |
Brody Consideration |
Hooper Help |
Mayor Hinder |
Hooper Conscience |
Mayor Temptation |
Shark Prevent |
Shark Reconsideration |
Action Passenger Quad |
Decision Passenger Quad |
Wife Support |
Wife Faith |
Hooper Uncontrolled |
Quint Controlled |
Quint Feeling |
Hooper Logic |
Mayor Oppose |
Mayor Disbelief |
Clearly, the Driver Character characteristics in Jaws are as simple as those in Star Wars. In fact, they are identical in terms of which characteristics are combined into a single Character. However, when we look at the Passenger Character characteristics, we see a new phenomenon: some of those Elements are present in the Driver Characters, two of whom are doing multiple duty.
The Mayor represents Temptation and Hinder as a Driver Character but also represents the Passenger characteristics of Disbelief and Oppose. Hooper, a Driver in Conscience and Help, also represents Logic and Uncontrolled, putting him in conflict with Quint. Clearly these "multi-characteristic" Characters are much more complex in their make-up and therefore in their interactions than Archetypes. Therefore we refer to them as Complex Characters.