Annotation 11

Annotation # 11
11/16/08

MLA:
Vogler, Christopher . The Writer's Journey : Mythic structure for writers . 3. Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007.

Summery:
Stage eleven is the resurrection of the hero. Writers must find ways to demonstrate that their heros have been through a resurrection. The point of the resurrection is for the hero to take everything he/ she has learned in the special world and apply it to creating a new person in the ordinary world. It cleanses the hero of death and the lesson of the ordeal. This allows the hero to gain a new personality. Sometimes the resurrection can be one last ordeal against an enemy. The resurrection marks the climax for the hero. It can be a quiet climax or a rolling climax. The climax should provide a feeling of emotional release known as catharsis. A catharsis is the logical climax of heros character arc. The character arc represents the truing points of emotional growth in each stage. The resurrection is like a sacrifice for the hero. The hero has made sacrifices to come to this point.
Reflection:
The hero has to apply everything they have learned on the journey to finding themselves in this step. It is hard to take newly learned lessons and apply them to life. From the readers point of view this is the most influential part of the story because it teaches a lesson.
Questions:

1. What is the point of the hero arc?
   
2. What becomes of the hero after they undergo the process of resurrection?
   
3. What are the stages of emotional growth? 
   

Terms:

1. Showdowns- a distinct dramatic form with its own rules and conventions. 
   
2. False claimant- someone who questions the heros credentials or claiming he is not a hero. 
   
3. Catharsis- purifying emotional release or emotional breakthrough; a logical climax of a heros arc.