As stated earlier, it is vital that the protagonist develop an easily identifiable, clear objective fairly close to the outset of the story. Certainly, if he doesn’t have an obvious objective at the top of the story, he’d better have one as a result of encountering the inciting incident. From a storytelling perspective, it’s always a good thing if a hero’s “want” ultimately turns into receiving something more important—a vital “need,” perhaps one he did not initially know was of any value to him until he discovers it, usually quite late in the story.
