Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
T h e coping mechanisms no longer work, other people get fed up with the hero, or
the hero is placed in increasingly dire straits until the only way left is to j u m p into
the adventure. In Sister Act, W h o o p i Goldberg's character witnesses a mob murder
and has to go into hiding as a nun. H e r options are limited — pretend to be a nun
or die. Other heroes don't even get that much choice — they are simply "shanghaied"
into adventure, conked on the head to wake up far out at sea, committed to adventure
whether they like it or not.
WARNINGS FOR TRAGIC HEROES
Not all Calls to Adventure are positive summonses to high adventure. T h e y may also
be dire warnings of doom for tragic heroes. In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, a character
cries out the warning, "Beware the Ides of March." In Moby Dick, the crew is warned
by a crazy old man that their adventure will turn into a disaster.
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