Vogler 6

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

This portion of the book, pages 127-141, is where Vogler speaks about crossing the first threshold and enemies, allies, and tests. Crossing the threshold is where the hero commits fully to the adventure. Tests, allies, and enemies: in this stage the most important part in the section is testing. These stages I feel are the most dramatic stages in a story. Still, this portion of Vogler’s text seems like a redundant passage we have already read at the beginning.

Give a famous example of crossing the threshold.

Give a famous example of tests, allies, and enemies.

Which stage is more important and why?

Coherent- logically connected; consistent:
The inmate wasn’t coherent to what the doctor was saying.

Microcosm- a little world; a world in miniature
The city was nothing like the microcosm Billy was used to.

Allayed- to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate
The drugs allayed the back pain he had been having all night.