Despite the fact it’s obvious to us, and we
can pretty much guess that the hero will eagerly accept the
“call to adventure” the Catalyst offers, what I call
the Debate section between pages 12 and 25 shows how the hero
hesitates. There is a little moment when every hero must drag his
or her feet. And isn’t that just so human? For even though we
know the hero will be forever unhappy if he doesn’t change,
and get no opportunity to solve his problems if he stays put, he
doesn’t want to leave his old world — it’s
lacking, but comfortable! The Debate is the section of the script,
be it a scene or a series of them, when a hero doubts the journey
he must take.
