Introduction Stage
The introduction stage gives us the cyclic principle, “Draw lines.” This principle asks us to find the dividing lines in the tale and highlight them — the lines that divide our community from its neighbors (human or otherwise), that divide those neighbors against one another, that divide the community against itself, that divide individuals within the community against one another, or that even divide people within themselves. Look for the divisions and highlight them. Usually, creating tension, controversy, or antagonism doesn’t appear on our list of agenda or principles, but here it does. We create tension by highlighting divisions all around us.