Every Great Story Needs a Friend

Why the friend you need shows up exactly when the chapter requires it

Let me ask you a question: What’s your favorite Disney film?

Mine is Aladdin. I love Robin Williams as the Genie. Yours could be Snow White, Finding Nemo, anything—there’s no wrong answer.

But here’s what I realized about all these stories: Every protagonist has a problem that only gets solved when a friend shows up.

Nemo needed a turtle. Simba needed Timo…