Vogler 6

Key Points:

The approach to the inmost cave  involves many big steps before the character of the story encounters “supreme wonder and terror.” The functions of approach are pretty much the last little thing left to do before the central event of the storyline occurs. Voglers discusses the thought process that goes into deciding on how bold, or not so bold the approach of the character actually will be. Preparation for the ordeal involves checking and double checking that everything from information to weapons and clothing are in line for the big event. Obstacles and illusions play a large role in the process of approaching where the characters always have to be careful for last minute traps.Vogler discusses another special world with “different rules and values.”There are often times when in this special world characters often look alike or play the same roles in the story have to do with the dream world that forces “comparison, association, and transformation” on the storyline. He mentions that establishing a bond with the threshold guardian is always a resort, keep your friends close, yet your enemies closer because once the bond is established one could use it to break down the defense system. Voglers term of complication can be linked with the impossible tests and the shamanic territotry.  Dramatic complications is the term used for the sudden setbacks the characters experience while approaching the supreme goal. Higher stakes are also used in reaching the supreme goal because it is good to keep the audience reminding of deadlines and such to keep the story suspenseful. There are many times throughout this chapter of Vogler where he mentions the fact that characters are going to have to go through with the approach solo. This is due to the fact that usually the people you turn to most in crisis end up pushing you away. Characters in the story need to think like their opponent in order to see through their personality or break through the final obstacle.

Reaction:

 Although Vogler does an excellent job of making sense of the approach with comparisons to The Wizard of Oz I feel as if in this chapter there is way too much Wizard of Oz and I got bored with the comparisons. He could of used other movies or maybe more description on the terms themselves rather than excessive information on the Wizard of Oz.

 Reflection:

It was interesting how Vogler discussed several different crisis’s but he only spoke of how two could be layed out, which were the delayed and central crisis.

Questions:

Can the approach and the ordeal be linked together?

What was the approach to the inmost cave in Kafka’s, The Metamorphosis?