In Jaws, you've got the perfect blend of the agent of chaos (Quint), the agent of order/science/rationality (Hooper) and the agent who embodies the perfect blend of the two (Brody). Together they function effectively as a team to sway the narrative this way and that, leaning

one way or another as is needed to keep tension high and move the characters toward the climax. When science/rationality threaten to outweigh the fear (Hooper with his tools to dispatch the threat) even after the shark attacks and Brody wants to call in a bigger boat, Chaos in

the form of Quint smashing the radio steps in to undermine science and amp up the tension of the scene. Now Brody is caught between the two warring factions and must master his own fear while taking control of the tools of science at his disposal to destroy the shark by blowing

up the tank of compressed air. Literally while the boat sinks, bringing him face to face with not only the shark but also his mortal fear of water/drowning. In that moment, he becomes "whole," perfecting his arc while saving the day.

So if you want to construct a narrative

that is a constant push/pull of conflicting egos and agendas, you can't do much better than the triangle of character archetypes. When you get stuck in one track, that's when it's time to bring another character in to disrupt the action and pivot to a new set of problems. All

the while, this allows your protagonist, who no doubt suffers from a flaw preventing them from being a "whole" person, to grow and learn as they adapt to each new situation, taking in new information and evolving so that by the end, they can master their flaw, overcome the

villain, and ride/swim/jump/run/cavort into the sunset having gained a "new level" of completion.

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