I recently read that there are eight types of character motivation. All actions can be catagorized into one of these motivation types. They are:
- Greed
- Love
- Duty
- Revenge
- Curiosity
- Self-Preservation
- Self-Discovery
- Boredom
I was really glad to find this. It's been a great help to me, when trying to figure out WHY a character does something. If you know that every action needs a motivation, it's great to know what those possible catagories of motivation are. I went through my manuscript, sticky-noting motivation types for major actions. It cleared up a lot of discrepancies and such that I'd had.
These types of motivation are a great tool to have around. Mine are sticky-noted to my monitor. :-)
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You forgot boredom. Quite a few characters get into trouble because the big red button is there and so are they... oppurtunity and boredom. :o)
Something overlooked :-)
I'll go add boredom now... you have a point!
Yeah! I thought you would argue greed could be boredom... being self-0centered is like being greedy and leads to boredom. Or maybe I'm overthinking things?
I'd say you're overthinking things.
Technically speaking, greed and boredom COULD go hand in hand. However, I was looking for general groups to break up motivations into. Boredom doesn't really fit with greed if they're not commiting an act for self-gain.
So yes, boredom seems like a good subgroup.
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