How far will that character go to fulfil their desires? Will he sacrifice the life of a member of his family to stay alive? Will she sacrifice her own life to kill him?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/crime-writing-competition/10159834/Telegraph-Harvill-Secker-Crime-Writing-Competition-masterclass-Stuart-Neville-on-plot.html
Quote taken from video so may not be word perfect.
Character arcs often build up to this question. It's something we often grapple with daily: how far will we go to satisfy our desire for calorie-rich food? Will we sacrifice our spare change/diet/figure/health/self-respect/love? Where is the point when one desire battles with another and we start to question if the original driving desire is worth it? Where is the point when we decide YES, it's worth it, or NO, it's not? And what are the consequences of this decision?
The main character arc in Star Wars IV is different. It's about Luke learning to believe in the Force (and therefore himself) culminating in his choice to trust it (and his own judgement) for a vitally important gamble (and foreshadowing the same decision in Star Wars VI). But Han Solo has a desire character arc, discovering offscreen he can't abandon his friends in their attempt to destroy the Death Star -- even for money/long life.
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