Chapter One
Citation: Vogler, Christopher. “A Practical Guide.” The Writer’s Journey.
In Voglers text, chapter one “A Practical Guide” Vogler is trying to tell us about the journey that a hero embarks on. There are three acts, a beginning, middle, and an end. There are twelve “mountains” if I may, that the hero must cross over. Not wanting to waste time going over all of them, I believe the most important is “The Call to Adventure”. Without the “Call to Adventure” there is no reason for the hero to get up and go or if he does go to do a heroic action, what is the point. There was no initiative act stimulating his action. The call to adventure is also called the call to action. Basically, the call to action is the initiative for the hero to go out and do his job, protecting the innocent, righting the wrongs and fighting the root of evil in the story. It’s the “thing” that happens, the plea for help.
As a hero in any epic, the hero will learn the faces of good and evil. Although the hero may not get the girl, as in Star Wars, he learns valuable lessons on how to be better in his next epic battle. The information and insight is very critical, I am actually studying this text in another class so what I miss in one area I will surely pick up in the other. Anyways, the heroes’ journey and all that it consists of can really have any story stuck into it and be relatable and work.
~Why do people believe in heroes?
~What is the point of having myths?
~What makes people think that a person who does “heroic” things, a hero?
Citation: Vogler, Christopher. “A Practical Guide.” The Writer’s Journey.
In Voglers text, chapter one “A Practical Guide” Vogler is trying to tell us about the journey that a hero embarks on. There are three acts, a beginning, middle, and an end. There are twelve “mountains” if I may, that the hero must cross over. Not wanting to waste time going over all of them, I believe the most important is “The Call to Adventure”. Without the “Call to Adventure” there is no reason for the hero to get up and go or if he does go to do a heroic action, what is the point. There was no initiative act stimulating his action. The call to adventure is also called the call to action. Basically, the call to action is the initiative for the hero to go out and do his job, protecting the innocent, righting the wrongs and fighting the root of evil in the story. It’s the “thing” that happens, the plea for help.
As a hero in any epic, the hero will learn the faces of good and evil. Although the hero may not get the girl, as in Star Wars, he learns valuable lessons on how to be better in his next epic battle. The information and insight is very critical, I am actually studying this text in another class so what I miss in one area I will surely pick up in the other. Anyways, the heroes’ journey and all that it consists of can really have any story stuck into it and be relatable and work.
~Why do people believe in heroes?
~What is the point of having myths?
~What makes people think that a person who does “heroic” things, a hero?
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