Annotation 12

Cameron Bradley

Annotated Bibliography

Vogler, Christopher. The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. Studio

City:Michael Wiese Productions, 2007.

 

Summary

In the final chapters of the Writer’s Journey, called the Writer’s Journey and Staying Alive, Vogler gives his own work fairy tale sense.  In The Writer’s Journey chapter, he gives the writer a place in a story.  He compares the journey of the fictional characters to the world of a writer.  He believes that the Writer’s Journey and the archetypes journey are one in the same.  Both journeys must confront ordeals to reach a goal an audience.  The character of the shaman is compared directly to the writer of a story in particular.  Just like a writer, a shaman is not connected to the world around his or her and must overcome demons and evil powers to reach their goal. 

            The next chapter is called Staying Alive.  In this chapter, he talks about his past as a film writer and some of the highlighting moments where he learned an important lesson.  A few of these lessons are “a good story has two journeys, an inner and outer” or “ stories are metaphors.”    The most important lesson that is conveyed in this chapter is the idea that stories are made to reach human emotion.  For example, the story of Rumpulstelskin is a story told in many languages but it reaches so many people despite having a different name. 

Questions

1.     What was his final goal in the writer’s journey?

2.     Are timeless stories or classics still being written today?

 

Reaction

            I feel in the remaining pages, Vogler is trying to give words of encouragement for all writers.  Despite any setbacks a person may have, he wants to be a mentor for any writer who struggles.  He sets a goal for all writers to reach an audience through their emotions.  It is almost as if he is giving a speech to a timeless story. 

 

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