3/2 Response

This weeks Vogler reading was very interesting and it continues with the hero's journey. There were many parts of the reading that seemed like key points but the two sections were mainly on The Refusal To The Call and Meeting the Mentor. In the refusal to the call section it explained how hero's recieve the call to adventure but deny it. They can deny it more then once but this shows that the hero is reluctant to tak the call because the hero is aware of the unknown that lies ahead of them. The second section of the reading is about meeting the mentor. This section explains that once the the hero refuses a mentor can give them all of the skills, weapons, and knowledge they need in order to conquer th unknown. The mentor serves as somewhat of a herald (which is an archetype that brings a message to the hero to kick off the adventure).

The way i reacted to this reading was very interesting. As i read the sections i basically added my life to all of the situations that were going on. In my life i have refused many calls. One major one i can remeber is the story i used for my paper in Persuasive writing. I refused a call to run track because i thought i would look like a nerd. When i read the section of the refusal i could almost see myself as a hero refusing the unknown; in my case known cuz i didnt want to look like a fool. Furthermore, i met my mentor which was my track coach. he taught me the ropes and showed me techniques i would need in order to succeed in my adventure of running track.

The reading also reflected many things that i see in class discussions and the class as a whole. In class we always get assignments that we dont like to do because it takes up some of the time that we need to have fun. Alot of students will refuse the call to adventure or not do there work because they know its not going to be fun. This is why students have mentors or teachers. The teachers will enforce knowledge into you showing you that if you do not do work you will automatically fail, thus not get credit in college, thus waste your parents money, thus get beat. lol. But this example is shown in many stories such as the wiazrd of oz and evan all mighty . In both stories charcters refuse to take the call. They also run into mentors that help them succeed in what they are set out to do.

1. Think of three movies where there are mentors. Now expand on how they help the hero succeed.

2. Have you ever refused a call to adventure? If so what ?

3.Who is the mentor in your life?