Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
or Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz get home again? W i l l Luke rescue Princess Leia
and defeat Darth Vader? In An Officer and a Gentleman, will the hero be driven out of
Navy flight school by his own selfishness and the needling of a fierce M a r i n e drill
instructor, or will he earn the right to be called an officer and a gentleman? Boy meets
girl, but does boy get girl?
3 . REFUSAL OF THE C A L L ( T H E RELUCTANT HERO)
T h i s one is about fear. Often at this point the hero balks at the threshold of
adventure, Refusing the Call or expressing reluctance. After all, she is facing the
greatest of all fears, terror of the unknown. T h e hero has not yet fully committed
to the journey and may still be thinking of turning back. Some other influence — a
change in circumstances, a further offense against the natural order of things, or
the encouragement of a M e n t o r — is required to get her past this turning point of
fear.
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