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 BREAKING THROUGHbyStephen Larsen & Robin LarsenandKenneth Whiteadapted from"A Fire in the Mind"byStephen and Robin LarsenKenneth White1108 Wellesley AvenueModesto, CA 95350-5044(209) 567-0600Ken1White@aol.com
 
FADE IN:EXT. WOODSTOCK, NEW YORK – HUDSON RIVER - DAYTITLE CARDWoodstock, New YorkSummer, 1931JOSEPH CAMPBELL, a tall, strikingly handsome, 27-year-oldlopes easily along the river bank.He wears his old Columbia University track outfit. The darkblue shirt, with a large light blue "C" emblazoned on thechest, is faded and threadbare. A white racing bib, with thenumber "1" stenciled on it, loosely billows around his neck.A PACK OF RUNNERS thunders in his wake.A LONE RUNNER leads.Joseph smiles and begins his kick. He sprints away from thepack. He blows past the leader.JOSEPH (V.O.)I had been training all my life.Joseph BREAKS THROUGH the finish line tape. He raises hisarms in victory.EXT./INT. LIBRARY – DAYJoseph has commandeered an entire table. He sits alone,surrounded by books.
The Golden Bough
by Sir James GeorgeFrazer,
Psychology of the Unconscious
by B.M. Hinkle,
TheInterpretation of Dreams, Totem and Taboo
by Sigmund Freud,
The Mind of Primitive Man
, by Franz Boas, and
The MagicMountain
by Thomas Mann.Joseph reads, scribbles notes, scans, contemplates, writes.He's in a fever pitch of knowledge-seeking.EXT. FOREST – EVENINGJoseph creeps through the trees, like Hawkeye stalking adeer. He wears a fringed buckskin tunic, breeches, andmoccasins. The scene is surreal, all dappled light andshadow. He seems lost and insignificant among the toweringtrees.JOSEPH (V.O.)For something.
 
2In the distance, a FEMALE FIGURE flits Rima-like from treeto tree.Joseph pursues the alluring, elusive figure.He stumbles into a swamp camouflaged by undergrowth. Hesinks to his waist. He struggles to free himself.INT. NIGHTCLUB – NIGHTOn the bandstand, a SEVEN-PIECE JAZZ BAND has got the jointjumpin'.Joseph plays a scorching solo on alto sax.INT. CATHOLIC CHURCH – DAYA stubbled, scruffy-looking Joseph attends mass. Agitated,he suddenly stands and leaves the church.JOSEPH (V.O.)None of the old world made sense.EXT./INT. CAMPBELL HOME – JOSEPH'S ROOM – DAYJoseph sits at his wooden desk, writing furiously.CLOSE ONthe last page of the manuscript as Joseph scrawls, "TheEnd." He stacks all the pages in a neat pile. The title pagereads: "Strictly Platonic."JOSEPH (V.O.)In my mind's eye, I saw myself livingin a little cottage in Carmel writingMediaeval stories for the
Saturday Evening Post
.INT. COFFEE HOUSE – NIGHTJoseph and a YOUNG WOMAN savor an espresso.Joseph reaches out and grasps the woman's hand. He smiles,his eyes imploring.She looks down at their hands, then gently withdraws hers.Joseph frowns, withdraws his hand, and crosses his arms.JOSEPH (V.O.)I was seeking something to lose myselfin.
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