# Focus or direction: Reaction or Proaction
**URL:** https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/focus-or-direction-reaction-or-proaction/3052
**Category:** Dramatica Theory
**Created:** [August 12, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/focus-or-direction-reaction-or-proaction/3052 "2020-08-12T22:36:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Lakis](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/Lakis)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/focus-or-direction-reaction-or-proaction/3052/21 "2020-08-15T12:51:40Z")
> [@Myster82](#):
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> If this character was MC, we would be focussed on how this causes problems for them.
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> e.g they always give honest reactions which has meant all their friends have disowned them leading to bouts of depression.
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> However, if this character was IC, we would be focussed on how this impacts and causes problems for others.
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> e.g they comment that the necklace their friend has spent days making looks like a turd on a string, leading to the friend feeling shit about themselves and questioning their talent.
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> Am I on the right lines?
This sounds right to me – what do you think @mlucas ?
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### Author:  [@mlucas](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/mlucas)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/focus-or-direction-reaction-or-proaction/3052/22 "2020-08-15T13:41:37Z")
Yes, that looks perfect!
For Focus and Direction, I think it works similarly. They focus on X, or see X as a problem, and move in Y direction; and the important thing is how it impacts the MC.
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### Author:  [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/focus-or-direction-reaction-or-proaction/3052/23 "2020-08-15T19:12:08Z")
Thanks for bringing this up - this one was actually part of a series that I needed to put together - just published it here:
> **[Using Dramatica to Come Up with New Story Ideas
- Series of Articles -...](https://narrativefirst.com/articles/series/using-dramatica-to-come-up-with-new-story-ideas)**
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