Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
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.
MORE T H A N ONE CALL: CALL WAITING
Since many stories operate on more than one level, a story can have more than one
Call to Adventure
annaabi.ee 
