Use of Weapons

Iain M. Banks, 1990

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Quadrant Scores

LinearFractured
Action-DrivenObservational
IndividualSystemic
VictoryAssimilation
Western CombatKishōtenketsu
PhysicalIdeological

Structural Analysis

1. Protocol Fiction Mapping (Summer of Protocols)

  • Render a Rule:
  • Rehearse a Failure Mode:
  • Reveal a Human Insight:

2. Actantial Model (A.J. Greimas)

  • Subject:
  • Object:
  • Sender (Destinator):
  • Receiver (Destinatee):
  • Helper:
  • Opponent:

3. Todorov's Equilibrium Model

  • See YAML Frontmatter for stage breakdown.

4. The Freytag Pyramid

  • Exposition:
  • Climax:

5. Propp's Morphology of the Folktale

  • Applicable Narratemes:

6. Genette’s Narrative Discourse

  • Order / Duration / Focalization:

7. The Monomyth / Hero's Journey

  • Subversions:

8. Dan Harmon's Story Circle

  • The Take (The Price Paid):

9. Save the Cat! Beat Sheet

  • Pacing Deviations:

10. Kishōtenketsu (Four-Act Structure)

  • Applicability:

11. The Three-Act Structure

  • Plot Points:

12. The Corporate Vampire Arc (Stakeholders Custom)

  • The Metric:
  • The Anomaly:
  • The Audit:
  • The Trap Closes:
  • The Negotiation:
  • The Autonomy Strip:
  • The Compliance Pivot:
  • The New Baseline: