Andrew Biersack
11/9/08
Robinson
Annt. Bib #10
Vogler, Christopher. The Writer’s Journey Mythic Structure For Writers. Studio City, CA: Michael
Wiese, 1998. 231-291.
Summary
In this section of Vogler the discussion of the Hero’s Journey and the archetypal stages has concluded and he now switches focus to Looking Back on the Journey. It takes this opportunity to warn other writers about the perils of following too closely the guidelines aforementioned. He stresses creativity and originality in using these models for each individual story. He also uses extensive film examples to demonstrate his points from films such as; Titanic, the Lion King, Pulp Fiction, Full Monty, and of course Star Wars. He delves deep into these well known films and exemplifies every nuance of material he’d previously covered to demonstrate the variety of ways this same structure and archetypes can be applied so creatively in very different stories with even more different characters.
Reaction
I felt that in this section Vogler went very in depth with his explication which helped to clarify a few unresolved questions stemming from previous chapters. It was a very thorough wrap up and summary of his novel thus far. His choice of films were quiet wise as the general spanned the variety of genres and most people saw at least one of them.
Questions
1. Can a good story ever be something completely separate from a hero’s journey?
2. What does our desire for a circular, repeating story pattern say about our collective societal psyche?
3. Is there a limit to the variations of the hero’s Journey?
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Answer to question 1.
Not anymore. I think after reading this book all we will ever do is compare how one story or movie can compare to the hero's journey.
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