Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
Approach? Or is there some emotional equivalent?
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STAGE EIGHT:
THE ORDEAL
J A M E S B O N D : What do you expect me to do, Goldfinger?
G O L D F I N G E R : Why Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.
— from Qoldfinger, screenplay
by Richard M a i b a u m and Paul Dehn
ow the hero stands in the deepest c h a m b e r o f the
Inmost Cave, facing the greatest challenge and the
most fearsome o p p o n e n t yet. T h i s the real h e a r t o f
the matter, what Joseph C a m p b e l l called the O r d e a l .