Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
Hitler's sincere belief that he was right, even heroic, allowed him to order the most
villainous atrocities to achieve his aims.
A Shadow may be a character or force external to the hero, or it may be a
deeply repressed part of the hero. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde vividly depicts the power of
the dark side in a good man's personality.
External Shadows must be vanquished or destroyed by the hero. Shadows
of the internal k i n d may be disempowered like vampires, simply by bringing them
out of the Shadows and into the light of consciousness. Some Shadows may even
be redeemed and turned into positive forces. One of the most impressive Shadow
figures in movie history, D a r t h Vader of the Star Wars series, is revealed in Return of the
Jedi to be the hero's father. All his wickedness is finally forgiven, making him a benign,
ghosdy figure, watching over his son. T h e Terminator also grows from being a killing
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