Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
acknowledge it.
Further back in our mythic past, Jack's slight, youthful persona resonates
with David, the giant-killer, and especially with doomed young gods like Adonis
and Balder, who die tragically young. Jack is also a twin with Dionysus, the god o f
revelry, passion, intoxication, who appeals to the w i l d side of women, who drives
them wild. T h e drunken dance in the lower depths of steerage, in which Rose is
drenched head to foot in beer, is a true Dionysian revel and her initiation into those
ancient mysteries, with Jack as her initiator.
Jack is a H E R O , but of a specialized type, a C A T A L Y S T hero, a W A N
D E R E R who is not greatly changed by the story but who triggers change in the
other characters. Jack is an ethereal, otherworldly creation who leaves no trace
except in Rose's heart. There's no record of h i m being aboard the T i t a n i c and he
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