Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
T h e movie The Tiger
Sanction shows an apparendy benevolent M e n t o r (George Kennedy) who surprisingly
turns on his student hero ( C l i n t Eastwood) and tries to kill him. T h e dwarf Regin,
in Nordic myth, is at first a M e n t o r to S i g u r d the Dragonslayer and helpfully
reforges his broken sword. But in the long run the helper turns out to be a double-
crosser. After the dragon is slain, R e g i n plots to kill S i g u r d and keep the treasure
for himself.
Rumpelstiltskin is initially a fairy-tale M e n t o r who helps the heroine by
making good on her father's boast that she can spin straw into gold. But the price he
demands for his gift is too high — he wants her baby. These stories teach us that not
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