Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
and 2 ) W h a t is its dramatic function in a story?
Keep these questions in mind as we look at eight o f the basic archetypes, the
people or energies we are likely to meet on the Hero's Journey.
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HERO
"We're on a mission from Cod."
— from The Blues Brothers screenplay
by Dan Aykroyd and John Landis
he word hero is Greek, from a root that means "to
protect and to serve" (incidentally the motto of the Los
Angeles Police Department). A Hero is someone who is
willing to sacrifice his own needs on behalf of others,
like a shepherd who will sacrifice to protect and serve his
flock