Brooke Green
11/17/08
CO 122: Analytic and Persuasive Writing
Annotated Bibliography # 11
Prof. Kathleen Robinson
Fall 2008
Vogler, Christopher. “Epilogue: Looking back on the journey. The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers. Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007. 293-312.
Summary:
In this chapter Vogler briefly goes over the writers journey, and how important the act of writing really is. He talks about how much we can learn about ourselves, and how much knowledge we can gain through the writing process. Stories can help to express feeling we are experiencing on the inside, and help us solve problems. Vogler talks about how life-changing words can be like “I do.” Words are so powerful so we should use them to our full advantage. Vogler then compares writers and shamans. Vogler states that “stories are alive,” and that good stories tell an inner and an outer story, He then tells the story of Rumpelstiltskin. In stories the hero usually begin out by wanting something to change, and wishing for something. This brings wants vs. needs into the scenario. Not only is the hero of the story wishing for something to happen, but the audience is wishing for a certain outcome too. Throughout the story the wishing turns into willing, and this is when the hero is actually able to make things happen, instead of just wanting them to happen on their own.
Reaction:
I like how it talked about wishing of both the hero and the audience, and agree with this. I also like that the transition is made from wishing to willing, and that the hero starts to realize in order to change and make something happen you have to be motivated and take things into your own hands. If you sit around and just wait for things to happen they never will, and your journey will never get started.
Questions:
1. By wishing something to happen and taking action in doing it, does this take away fate?
2. Is the wish of the hero almost always answered?
3. Name a movie where the wish of the hero was completely different from the outcome they were given.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Reflection and Action
Rhetorical analysis- I have completed most of the analysis, but still need to find a book that is fiction and relates to the medical treatment in Africa. I have learned how many different types of media tie into one subject. I have also found more interesting information about my topic through other things, other than research.
Interviews- I plan on interviewing someone that has been to Africa and has first hand seen how African countries work, and has gone through the culture shock of how different it is.I expect to learn a lot from whoever I choose because I will be gaining first hand knowledge from this person.
Volunteer- I plan on volunteering for something that has to do with the health care services available, like at the AIDS partnership, or for a youth program, because both have to do with my topic. I plan on feeling better about myself because I will have directly helped a cause. I also feel like I will gain first hand experience from working with those directly affected.
Interviews- I plan on interviewing someone that has been to Africa and has first hand seen how African countries work, and has gone through the culture shock of how different it is.I expect to learn a lot from whoever I choose because I will be gaining first hand knowledge from this person.
Volunteer- I plan on volunteering for something that has to do with the health care services available, like at the AIDS partnership, or for a youth program, because both have to do with my topic. I plan on feeling better about myself because I will have directly helped a cause. I also feel like I will gain first hand experience from working with those directly affected.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Brooke Green
11/09/08
CO 122: Analytic and Persuasive Writing
Annotated Bibliography # 10
Prof. Kathleen Robinson
Fall 2008
Vogler, Christopher. “Epilogue: Looking back on the journey. The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers. Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007. 231-290.
Summary:
In this section Vogler chose four movies, which were Titanic, Pulp Fiction, The Lion King, and The Full Monty, which used the hero’s journey in a creative way, and made them very entertaining to watch. Vogler wants the reader to be very aware that the writer’s journey is merely a guideline to be followed loosely. This means that not every story has to posses every aspect of the journey, nor does it have to go in order. There are millions of combinations that the hero’s journey could be shaped into, and this is why we have so many different ways of telling similar stories. He also talks about how “form follows order.” This means that all of the context that you have for your story will shape the structure of the story you are trying to tell. You need to choose a metaphor to represent your story because this can help to understand, and explain the story better. You can even use the hero’s journey as an outline if you are having trouble with some aspect of your story. Vogler then goes through the four movies that he chose and looks at the patterns and combinations through the films. He shows all the different archetypes, and the order of the different stages. Looking at the different films you can see how differently a story can be put together, and not all of them posses all of the pieces of the writers journey.
Reaction:
I like that this section actually went through a couple different films and showed exactly how they broke down, and how they used the writers journey in them. It made understanding the writers journey easier, and showed the fact of how loosely this structure can be used, or how strictly it can be followed.
Questions:
1. Vogler said it would be good to pick your own movie that could help you better understand all the stages. Which movie would you pick, and why would this be a good example?
2. Do you like a story that follows the writer’s journey more strictly, or one that is more loosely based off of the journey?
3. Which film that Vogler picked do you think explained the process the best? Do you think these films were a good choice?
11/09/08
CO 122: Analytic and Persuasive Writing
Annotated Bibliography # 10
Prof. Kathleen Robinson
Fall 2008
Vogler, Christopher. “Epilogue: Looking back on the journey. The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers. Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007. 231-290.
Summary:
In this section Vogler chose four movies, which were Titanic, Pulp Fiction, The Lion King, and The Full Monty, which used the hero’s journey in a creative way, and made them very entertaining to watch. Vogler wants the reader to be very aware that the writer’s journey is merely a guideline to be followed loosely. This means that not every story has to posses every aspect of the journey, nor does it have to go in order. There are millions of combinations that the hero’s journey could be shaped into, and this is why we have so many different ways of telling similar stories. He also talks about how “form follows order.” This means that all of the context that you have for your story will shape the structure of the story you are trying to tell. You need to choose a metaphor to represent your story because this can help to understand, and explain the story better. You can even use the hero’s journey as an outline if you are having trouble with some aspect of your story. Vogler then goes through the four movies that he chose and looks at the patterns and combinations through the films. He shows all the different archetypes, and the order of the different stages. Looking at the different films you can see how differently a story can be put together, and not all of them posses all of the pieces of the writers journey.
Reaction:
I like that this section actually went through a couple different films and showed exactly how they broke down, and how they used the writers journey in them. It made understanding the writers journey easier, and showed the fact of how loosely this structure can be used, or how strictly it can be followed.
Questions:
1. Vogler said it would be good to pick your own movie that could help you better understand all the stages. Which movie would you pick, and why would this be a good example?
2. Do you like a story that follows the writer’s journey more strictly, or one that is more loosely based off of the journey?
3. Which film that Vogler picked do you think explained the process the best? Do you think these films were a good choice?
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Brooke Green
11/3/08
CO 122: Analytic and Persuasive Writing
Annotated Bibliography # 9
Prof. Kathleen Robinson
Fall 2008
Vogler, Christopher. “Book Two: Stage eleven- The Resurrection and Stage twelve- Return with the elixir. The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers. Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007. 197-228.
Summary:
In this chapter Vogler describes one of the trickiest and most challenging parts of the entire hero’s journey. This is the final time that the hero will be faced with death and danger, but it is the most dangerous fight that he will have faced yet. This is also the greatest climax of the story. The hero must change significantly in order to show the resurrection to the audience. The hero must get a new personality and this part cleanses the hero of the deaths that have occurred throughout the story. Most stories even have two great ordeals, one in the middle of the story and one right before the very end. This is the last fight between the hero, and the last time the villain has a chance to fight. Sometimes the hero even has to be rescued by an ally in this final fight. In most stories the hero almost dies, but the villain is the one who ends up facing his death. The main this is that change must occur in order for the story to have any meaning, or the hero gaining anything. In stage twelve, after all the ordeals and struggles have finally passed the return with the elixir stage comes. The hero must come back with an elixir that he can share with everyone else. Without this elixir the story would not have much point to it, and the journey would not have been a success. This elixir can change the entire world, and help save everyone. Or it could just benefit the hero in a smaller community. Sometimes the storyteller has an open ending, or even an abrupt one where you do not really know what happens after this ordeal, and must decide for yourself.
Reaction:
I do not really like how it talked about the hero having to be saved by an ally in this final fight. I believe the hero has been training and working towards this part of the journey for the entire story. Then to just make it so he has to be saved by someone else ruins the point and the preparation it took to get there.
Questions:
1. Would it ruin the story if in the end the hero could not accomplish the goal and needed a lesser character to save him?
2. Is it okay for the hero to keep being assumed dead, only just to come back every time?
3. What happens if the hero doesn’t change at all?
11/3/08
CO 122: Analytic and Persuasive Writing
Annotated Bibliography # 9
Prof. Kathleen Robinson
Fall 2008
Vogler, Christopher. “Book Two: Stage eleven- The Resurrection and Stage twelve- Return with the elixir. The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers. Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007. 197-228.
Summary:
In this chapter Vogler describes one of the trickiest and most challenging parts of the entire hero’s journey. This is the final time that the hero will be faced with death and danger, but it is the most dangerous fight that he will have faced yet. This is also the greatest climax of the story. The hero must change significantly in order to show the resurrection to the audience. The hero must get a new personality and this part cleanses the hero of the deaths that have occurred throughout the story. Most stories even have two great ordeals, one in the middle of the story and one right before the very end. This is the last fight between the hero, and the last time the villain has a chance to fight. Sometimes the hero even has to be rescued by an ally in this final fight. In most stories the hero almost dies, but the villain is the one who ends up facing his death. The main this is that change must occur in order for the story to have any meaning, or the hero gaining anything. In stage twelve, after all the ordeals and struggles have finally passed the return with the elixir stage comes. The hero must come back with an elixir that he can share with everyone else. Without this elixir the story would not have much point to it, and the journey would not have been a success. This elixir can change the entire world, and help save everyone. Or it could just benefit the hero in a smaller community. Sometimes the storyteller has an open ending, or even an abrupt one where you do not really know what happens after this ordeal, and must decide for yourself.
Reaction:
I do not really like how it talked about the hero having to be saved by an ally in this final fight. I believe the hero has been training and working towards this part of the journey for the entire story. Then to just make it so he has to be saved by someone else ruins the point and the preparation it took to get there.
Questions:
1. Would it ruin the story if in the end the hero could not accomplish the goal and needed a lesser character to save him?
2. Is it okay for the hero to keep being assumed dead, only just to come back every time?
3. What happens if the hero doesn’t change at all?
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