In this beat, an introduction must be made. Act 2 (Break Into Act 2 Beat) comes with Act 2 characters. If Act 1 is filled with Story A's characters, then Act 2 is filled with Story B's characters.
So the function of this beat is to make sure you have created and introduced a character that represents this new world the hero has found themselves in.
Because the Wizard of OZ ((The Wizard of Oz #citation)) is such a dramatic example of going to a new world for Act 2, we'll use the film's characters as an example.
Each of these characters mirror and embody a flawed perspective of the world that Dorothy has. They help her to shift her thinking (Liminal Thinking protection mechanism) from external want (Characters Must Change for Gripping Stories) (to simply go back home) to internal need (home is a great place to be).
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