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Vogler, Christopher, and Michele Montez. The Writer's Journey : Mythic Structure for Writers. Boston: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007. 3-20.

Through this portion of the book, pages 49-80, the main purpose was to define characters and distinguish the different archetypes. Christopher Vogler described the threshold guardian, herald, shapeshifter, shadow, ally, and the trickster. During this portion of our reading, he stressed the importance and variations these characters have in stories. He makes it well known these characters
Threshold Guardian- An obstacle to keep the unworthy from entering. Represent ordinary problems most people can relate to. Primary function- testing the hero.
Herald- Alert the hero and the audience of a challenge, brings the hero into the adventure.
Shapeshifter- often opposite sex. Two-faced and change mood and characteristics often.
Shadow- dark character or force.
Ally- helpful companion who will fights by your side, give advice, and helpfully challenge you.
Tricksters- “embodies the energy of mischief” bring hero’s and audiences down to earth. Comic relief.

Subvert- to overthrow
I feel we need to subvert king Arthur
Hypocrisy- a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
This is a hypocrisy, Bob is not a good man.
Vanquish- To defeat or conquer in battle
We will vanquish them once we face them today.
Give an example of each?
Which archetype is the most important in making a quality story?