There are many literary concepts for developing the flaws of a character, I have chosen the ones that cover a spectrum of issues. One major problem is that the main character does not view themselves as the Hero. We need to guide the main character and the reader through the process of accepting the role of Hero. I have chosen to use the Stages of Grief/Change to describe what the main character might be experiencing as change or loss is forced upon them. The common Stages of Grief I have chosen to incorporate are: Shock, Denial, Isolation, Fear, Bargaining, Loneliness, Discouraged, Testing, Acceptance, and Declaration. The character may go through these stages as many as four times as the story progresses. Remember, the final mastery of the problems and flaws comes at the end of the story, try not to fix the Hero too soon.
Thomas Funicello