Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
hero who has gone on a quest to achieve impossible tasks. As he stakes his claim on
the princess or the kingdom, a pretender or false claimant suddenly steps forward
questioning the hero's credentials or claiming that he, not the hero, achieved the im
possible. For a moment it looks like the hero's hopes are dead. To be reborn, the hero
must provide proof that he is the true claimant, perhaps by showing the ears and tail
of the dragon he slew, perhaps by besting the pretender (the S h a d o w ) in a contest.
PROOF
Providing proof is a major function of the Resurrection stage. Kids like to bring
back souvenirs from summer vacations, p a r d y to remind them of the trips, but also
to prove to the other kids that they really visited these exotic locales. Not being
believed is a perennial problem of travelers to other worlds.
A common fairy-tale motif is that proof brought back from the magic world
tends to evaporate
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