A few days ago
What do they mean by this?
I’m doing my summer assignment and it says “Prepare a chart for these 2 characters with the headlines Personal Qualities, Motives, Feelings towards others, goals and personal philosophies”
What do they mean by motives?
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They want you to provide a motive because it is what drives the character of the story. It is what motivates their actions.
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A few days ago
By asking for a motive they want you to explain why the person does what they do.
In other words, if I’m driving down the highway and see a cute girl with a flat tire and stop to help, is my motive to get some exercise by changing a flat tire, or is it to hopefully get a date?
Sometimes motives are obvious and sometimes they aren’t. This is what is meant by the term ulterior motive. I may pretend that I’m helping the cute girl change her tire just because I’m a nice guy but my ulterior (or hidden) motive is to get a date.
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A few days ago
The “motive” is the reason behind the action. It answers the question, “Why did they do that?” or “what does that character want?”
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