"scroungy" - 1 õppematerjal

Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey

" H e shows a possible fate for Dunbar. T h e frontier is so strange and challenging that it can drive some people 110  REFUSAL OF THE C A L L insane. T h e officer has been unable to accept the reality of this world, has retreated into denial and fantasy, and refuses the frontier's Call by shooting himself. T h e other character who bears the energy of Refusal is the scroungy wagon driver who escorts Dunbar to his deserted post. H e expresses nothing but fear of the Indians and the prairie, and wants Dunbar to Refuse the Call, abandon his enterprise, and return to civilization. T h e driver ends up being brutally killed by the Indians, showing the audience another possible fate for Dunbar. T h o u g h there is no Refusal by the hero himself, the danger of the adventure is acknowledged and dramatized through another character. THRESHOLD GUARDIANS