: Re: What is the story structure called when someone doesn't know they have the solution to their problem in hand? Perhaps the "classic" example is Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. Early in her journey

This is less of a story structure and more of a trope. (You can have very different story structures leading up to that final revelation.) Also, I don't know how many story structures actually have established names :P

Tropes don't always have established names either, but TV Tropes calls this "It Was With You All Along".

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