Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
protecting and hiding these weak and vulnerable spots. But in a fully developed
character they will be apparent in the areas where she is touchy, defensive, or a little
too confident. T h e wound may never be openly expressed to the audience — it can
be a secret between the writer and the character. But it will help give the hero a sense
of personal history and realism, for we all bear some scars from past humiliations,
rejections, disappointments, abandonments, and failures. M a n y stories are about the
journey to heal a wound and to restore a missing piece to a broken psyche.
ESTABLISHING W H A T ' S AT STAKE
For readers and viewers to be involved in the adventure, to care about the hero, they
have to know at an early stage exactly what's at stake. In other words, what does the
hero stand to gain or lose in the adventure? W h a t will be the consequences for the
hero, society, and the world if the hero succeeds or fails?
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