Emotional Attachment.

Things that will help build an attachment

In order to get the audience to experience loss when Tuba-goose gives up, they need to grow an attachment for him...


Ordeal builds attachment with admiration

Heroes on a mythical journey overcome an ordeal.

Ideas for application:

Should the story begin with Tuba-Goose as a normal goose, and his journey is into the human world?

Should I try to build attachment through another ordeal.

His ordeal the struggle to fit in (gain respect?). He attains a piece, realizes will never be real, and abandons it. This should be an acceptance of defeat, not a victory.

Gilgamesh breaks the rules:
http://genrehacks.blogspot.com/2013/11/real-myths-are-weird.html

Witnessing injustice builds empathy for the victim
Ideas for application:
Maybe if the audience sees Tuba-Goose enduring poor treatment...
Examples:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother%27s_Keeper_(1992_film)
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/6966574395030477/


The Incredibles DVD mentioned a character who was supposed to die, but he was cut because it wold take too much time to get the audience to feel an attachment for him.