In this week’s reading of Vogler, he discusses the ordinary world and the call to adventure. In the ordinary world, he describes the world in which the hero is used to being in before he is called to adventure and how to describe a great beginning to a story. I particularly enjoyed the point he made on page 84, “The mythological approach to story boils down to using metaphors or comparisons to get across your feelings about life.” This particular point opened my eyes about my own writing, specifically my first draft. I plan on developing my first draft into a better piece by following this point.
In the call to adventure portion, Vogler discusses the many ways a hero may be called. The call doesn’t even need to be human, and I think that a call usually isn’t. I particularly agree with the point in the paragraph titled, “No More Options” on page 103. Not all heroes in stories have the option of to take or not to take the call of adventure, some heroes are just thrown into adventure for better or for worse. If a hero rises to meet the challenge successfully, then he is indeed heroic. But if a hero doesn’t meet the challenge or doesn’t meet it successfully, is he a failure or was he supposed to fail it? There are so many interesting plot twists available.
1.) What was your favorite story that fit these themes and why?
2.) Are these themes described in our past readings? Describe.
3.) Who was your favorite hero, and how did they receive their call to action?
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