Annotated Bibliography 143-173

Summary;
Due to the extent of my engagement in the book I was unaware that I included the first section; The Approach to the Inmost Cave, of this weeks reading in my Bibliography last week. Therefore I am going to focus this week’s bibliography on the second section of the assigned reading. This section looks at The Ordeal. Although this section is not the climax to the story it is often the heart of one and is the first time we see our hero face their biggest test yet. This is usually around two thirds of the way through the story and is best described as the crisis not the climax.
Reaction;
In reaction to this section I was extremely intrigued by the death and rebirth section. The secret of the section is that the hero must die so that they can be reborn. This creates a dramatic movement that draws the viewer to both the suspense of the situation and the phenomena of the rebirth. The thing that interested me the most about this section was that it was compared to how we as humans feel our greatest understanding of life when performing near death experiences and we often pay for these. Some of these experiences would include sky diving or bungee jumping, during a story the death and rebirth provides a similar response of emotions and gives the viewer a similar thrill. Further more this experience of death helps the viewer identify with the hero.
Another section that I also found interesting was that villains are heroes of there own stories and the fact that they don’t perceive themselves as what they are doing is wrong means that they are seen by people with the same view point as heroes. This is well defined in the book by the heroes darkness is brightness for the shadow, the arcs of their stories are mirror images.
Overall, this chapter has provided me with some interesting concepts to think about within my own writing and clearly explains one if the most important points of a story.

Questions;
1. Do you agree with increased understanding of life associated with extreme sports, and actions?
2. Can you think of any villains that you have viewed as heroes?
3. Are we as humans draw closer to a character by a near death experience?