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Okay, I got some of that. 😉 See if I’m understanding you correctly: Disposition is a broad foundation of a part of a character. On this foundation, mood, current emotional reactions and worldview are built. When the house is finished and the reader is given a tour of part of the house (a scene), they don’t necessarily see the disposition itself. They know it’s there because it provides a “level” plain that provides cohesiveness to the emotions, worldview, etc. Without it, the walls (emotions/worldview) would sag, or be inconsistent with each other, showing the glaring need of disposition.
The foundation illustration also shows the link of that character’s emotions to the world–it’s through their disposition. The disposition is grounded in the world, and their emotions and worldview are grounded in the disposition.

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If this is the case though, I don’t know how disposition changes with circumstances (like emotions do), unless those circumstances are drastic. For example, someone who is kidnapped would have a shift. Prior to abduction, they may see the world as generally safe, etc. After abduction, suddenly the world is a wild, unpredictable place where death may lurk just around a corner.
Spilling coffee on one’s self isn’t likely to cause a disposition change, unless it was caused by a normally steady person’s hand shaking unexpectedly, which likely indicates a dysfunction in their body.
But I digress. I guess my question is, is disposition easily changeable, or does it take giant shifts to alter it?

I think this is something I’ve tended to put into scenes unconsciously, without knowing what it is. When I think about my scenes I can see it’s there. Or, I have no clue what you’re talking about. Then I dunno. 😎