# STOP: What it means in Erin Brockovich **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [March 17, 2018, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/stop-what-it-means-in-erin-brockovich/1537 "2018-03-17T07:48:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![holybuble](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/holybuble/32/310_2.png) [@holybuble](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/holybuble)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/stop-what-it-means-in-erin-brockovich/1537/1 "2018-03-17T07:48:30Z")
Hello guys. Sorry, I’m not much active here. Apologies. **I watched Erin Brockovich last time.** Still a great movie. For the purpose of this question, let me spoiler you that: Erin is a steadfast / stop character. She has a focus of control and a direction of uncontrolled. Her problem is help. I get that Erin’s problems stem from people who try to control her (changing of her looks, her manners) so she acts uncontrolled. As the story goes, she realizes she’s driven to help people. She brings success to the O.S. by being open to new solutions for the O.S. problem. This is the Main Character Throughline Main Character Throughline: Universe Main Character Concern: Future Main Character Issue: Preconception vs. Openness Main Character Problem: Help Main Character Solution: Hinder Main Character Symptom: Control Main Character Response: Uncontrolled Main Character Unique Ability: Openness Main Character Critical Flaw: Ability ## What I don’t get is what being a Stop character means in the O.S. According to the analysis I’ve found on [Dramatica.com](http://Dramatica.com), the O.S. story is the following: Compensation from PG&E Overall Story Throughline: Physics Overall Story Concern: Obtaining Overall Story Issue: Self-Interest vs. Morality Overall Story Problem: Pursuit Overall Story Solution: Avoid Overall Story Symptom: Control Overall Story Response: Uncontrolled > My question is: What’s the influence of Erin being a Stop character here? That people should stop pursuing compensation from PG&E? (seems not the case). \_\_Well, if someone can help me clarify that I would appreciate it a lot.\_😊 ---
**Author:** ![jhay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/jhay/32/1944_2.png) [@jhay](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhay)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/stop-what-it-means-in-erin-brockovich/1537/2 "2018-03-17T09:26:02Z")
I haven’t seen it yet (I’m slowly moving through the long list of Dramatica-endorsed movies), but just going off a wikipedia synopsis my guess would be that she’s “holding out for PG&E to stop lying”. She’s pursuing them to get compensation, and they’re coming up with all these excuses and lies to throw everything off. By the end, the lies are dismissed and they get the compensation that will hopefully prevent (avoidance) anything happening again. It depends on _how_ exactly the OS has been illustrated in the finished film, but that seems to be the strongest suggestion to me. ---
**Author:** ![holybuble](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/holybuble/32/310_2.png) [@holybuble](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/holybuble)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:32am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/stop-what-it-means-in-erin-brockovich/1537/3 "2018-03-17T09:32:51Z")
Hello, I think you’re right. I thought that myself. Maybe the title - Compensation from PG&E - is a little misleading, then, don’t you think? ---
**Author:** ![jhay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/jhay/32/1944_2.png) [@jhay](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhay)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/stop-what-it-means-in-erin-brockovich/1537/4 "2018-03-17T09:46:52Z")
> [@holybuble](#): > > Maybe the title - Compensation from PG&E - is a little misleading, then, don’t you think? How do you mean? Again, I’ve only read a wikipedia summary, but that definitely seems to be the goal of the movie that everyone is concerned with. PG&E’s excuses are to protect themselves from giving out that compensation (OS Issue of Self Interest). ---
**Author:** ![holybuble](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/holybuble/32/310_2.png) [@holybuble](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/holybuble)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/stop-what-it-means-in-erin-brockovich/1537/5 "2018-03-17T18:13:45Z")
I think you’re right. Compensation from PG&E is definitely everyone’s concern in the story. My bad.Thank you very much.