Stage 4: Meeting the Mentor
Along the way, your protagonist — and screenplay — may need a mentor. The hero encounters a mentor that can give them advice, wisdom, information, or items that ready them for the journey ahead.

Here I offer three things a mentor character can do for your protagonist and your screenplay.

1. Create an Emotional Empathetic Bond Between Characters

The best stories have heart — and that applies to any genre. And for a story to have heart, the writer needs to create empathy for the characters.

Paul has several mentors throughout Burning America. He realizes that he can not go it alone. Paul looks for support from both of his attorneys, his sister, and his mom.

2. Guide the Protagonist Through the Central Conflict

When the protagonist is first introduced within their Ordinary World, they are in a place of comfort or complacency. The best stories then take that character out of their comfort zone by throwing them into the metaphorical fire of an extreme conflict that rocks their world.

Kicked out of his Ordinary World, Paul is thrown into his central conflict and seeks guidance in the wisdom of his family and attorneys. Sometimes the mentor isn't a character at all but, for Paul, his faith is a guide.

3. Help You Introduce Story Elements, Themes, and Exposition Within the Screenplay

Paul does not know how to navigate the legal system nor, alone, is he able to combat the custody industry. His faith, family, and attorneys reveal possibilities and hope that he can survive.

Mick, The Doctor of Digital, Smith mick.smith@wsiworld.com
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