Mariner Software Contour for Mac - Manual (Page 15)

The Four Archetypes
There are six archetypes that real-life people live by: Innocent, Orphan, Magician, Wanderer, Martyr and War-
rior. The theory is that people make certain choices about how to live their lives and how to respond to vari-
ous issues based on their defining archetype.
Contour utilizes four out of the six archetypes -- Orphan, Wanderer, Warrior, and Martyr. Understanding how
the protagonist moves through them during the course of a story will bring the writer extremely close to a
character-driven script. The four archetypes and where they fall within the three act structure are charted
graphically below.
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