Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Vogler Question Responses

Q: Is a mentor always needed? Can you think of a story in which there is no mentor like character?
A: A mentor of some type is always needed in a story. The mentor can be a situation or a past experience. It does not necessarily have to be an actual physical being. I cannot think of a story in which there is no mentor.

Q: Do you think that foreshadowing ruins a story?
A: Foreshadowing does not ruin a story. It enhances it. Someone foreshadowing isn't even noticed until a certain event takes place or after the story is told. This makes it interesting. We can look back on what we missed and see that it was there all along.

1 comment:

Devin Pedone said...

The mentor is essential to the story of a hero. I cannot think of any story where there is no mentor, even if the mentor is simply the inner conscience of the hero.