Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
Icarus to escape. As a M e n t o r to Icarus, he advised his son not to fly too close
to the sun. Icarus, who h a d grown u p in the pitch dark of the Labyrinth, was
irresistibly attracted to the sun, ignored his father's advice, and fell to his death
when the wax melted. T h e best advice is worthless if you don't take it.
THE HERO'S CONSCIENCE
Some Mentors perform a special function as a conscience for the hero. Characters
like Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio or Walter Brennans Groot in Red River try to remind an
errant hero of an important moral code. However, a hero may rebel against a nagging
conscience. Would-be Mentors should remember that in the original Collodi story
Pinocchio squashed the cricket to shut him up. T h e angel on a hero's shoulder can
never offer arguments as colorful as those of the devil on the opposite side.
MOTIVATION
Another important function of the M e n t o r archetype is to motivate the hero,
and help her overcome fear
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