Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
solutions that will result. T h e first behavior we see should be characteristic. It should
define and reveal character, unless your intent is to mislead the audience and conceal
the character's true nature.
Tom Sawyer makes a vivid entrance into our imaginations because Samuel
Clemens has painted such a character-revealing first look at his Missouri boy hero.
T h e first time we see Tom he is performing a characteristic action, turning the rotten
job of whitewashing the fence into a wonderful m i n d game. T o m is a con artist, but
the con is thoroughly enjoyed by his victims. Tom's character is revealed through all
his actions, but most clearly and definitively in his entrance, which defines his
attitude toward life.
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T H E W R I T E R ' S JOURNEY ~ T H I R D EDITION
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