Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
mistrust, which will gradually reverse itself to attraction as the lovers overcome their
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differences and discover common ground, although there may be several reversals of
polarity and episodes of attraction and repulsion along the way.
8. P O L A R I T Y AND THE C H A R A C T E R A R C
One of the dependable polarized plot forms is the genre of buddy comedy/adventure,
in which two mismatched heroes go through a two-tiered adventure together. O n
one level, the outer dimension, they are cops, spies, or ordinary people battling some
external enemy, creating a polarized struggle between good and evil. But on another
level, an inner or emotional dimension, they are in a polarized relationship with
one another, usually turning on a sharp contrast in their lifestyles, philosophies, or
background. T h e y may want the same overall, external goal, but they go about it in
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