Update app.py

app.py

@@ -211,11 +211,13 @@ def simulate(prompt, selected_event, selected_persona_file, ai_mode,
             context_note = ""
 
         # Generate response
+        # Note: ai_mode selects which backend to use (HF API vs local model)
+        # It should NOT be passed as force_mode (which controls emotional state)
         response, updated_state, teaching_note = generate_response(
             prompt,
             persona,
             conversation_history,
-            force_mode=ai_mode,
+            force_mode=None,  # Let the system determine emotional mode naturally
             use_fast_mode=use_fast_mode
         )
 
@@ -297,32 +299,32 @@ def simulate(prompt, selected_event, selected_persona_file, ai_mode,
     <div style='color: #1e293b; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.8; font-weight: 600;'>
 """
 
-        # Add readable state descriptions
+        # Add literary analysis of character state
         intensity = updated_state.get('anxiety', 0)
         openness = updated_state.get('trust', 0)
         candor = updated_state.get('openness', 0)
         mode = updated_state.get('mode', 'baseline')
 
         if intensity > 0.7:
-            teaching_feedback += "        • The character is highly emotionally charged right now<br>\n"
+            teaching_feedback += "        • <strong>High Tension:</strong> Character is at a crisis point - authors use these moments to reveal core fears and motivations. What does this reveal about their inner conflict?<br>\n"
         elif intensity > 0.4:
-            teaching_feedback += "        • The character shows moderate emotional intensity<br>\n"
+            teaching_feedback += "        • <strong>Moderate Tension:</strong> Character is emotionally engaged but controlled. Good opportunity to explore the gap between what they say and what they feel (subtext).<br>\n"
         else:
-            teaching_feedback += "        • The character is relatively calm<br>\n"
+            teaching_feedback += "        • <strong>Calm State:</strong> Character is composed. Authors often use calm moments to establish baseline personality before introducing conflict.<br>\n"
 
         if openness > 0.6:
-            teaching_feedback += "        • They're willing to share and engage deeply<br>\n"
+            teaching_feedback += "        • <strong>Revealing Moment:</strong> Character is sharing deeply - this is when backstory, trauma, and hidden desires surface. Pay attention to what they choose to reveal.<br>\n"
         elif openness > 0.4:
-            teaching_feedback += "        • They're somewhat open but still cautious<br>\n"
+            teaching_feedback += "        • <strong>Cautiously Engaged:</strong> Character is balancing self-protection with honesty. Notice what they avoid - often as revealing as what they share.<br>\n"
         else:
-            teaching_feedback += "        • They're guarded and protective<br>\n"
+            teaching_feedback += "        • <strong>Guarded/Defensive:</strong> Character is protecting themselves. In literature, walls characters build often point to their deepest wounds. What are they protecting?<br>\n"
 
         if mode == "trusting":
-            teaching_feedback += "        • <strong>Excellent!</strong> You've built strong rapport<br>\n"
+            teaching_feedback += "        • <strong>✨ Breakthrough!</strong> You've reached the character's authentic self - this is where theme emerges. How does their truth connect to the story's larger meaning?<br>\n"
         elif mode == "triggered":
-            teaching_feedback += "        • <strong>Note:</strong> The character feels defensive - try a gentler approach<br>\n"
+            teaching_feedback += "        • <strong>⚠️ Resistance:</strong> Character is defensive. In literary analysis, resistance often signals proximity to truth. What nerve did you touch?<br>\n"
         elif mode == "decompensating":
-            teaching_feedback += "        • <strong>Alert:</strong> The character is overwhelmed - consider shifting topics<br>\n"
+            teaching_feedback += "        • <strong>🔥 Crisis Point:</strong> Character breakdown reveals theme. Joyce, Hemingway, etc. use these moments to expose the forces crushing their characters. Analyze what's collapsing and why.<br>\n"
 
         teaching_feedback += """
     </div>