9/29/08

Jordan Stacey
AP Writing
Annotations for Vogler’s, “The Ordinary World/ The Call to Adventure” (page 83-105)
The reading this week started off with a story, a description of “the ordinary world”. A beginning like this is the writer’s opportunity to establish an impression on the reader. This impression is not only to define what the story may be about, but also to engage the reader so that they will want to continue and read more. The opening is, in most cases, one of the most crucial points within one’s work. In most stories and readings, “the ordinary world” is very different in comparison to that of “the special world”. The ordinary world creates a sense of security that can be returned to after venturing to the special world in the story. Also a writer must establish a relationship between the characters, the setting, and the audience. The character should have a sense of attitude to gear the reader in what type of hero they are about to follow; attitude, morals, beliefs and passions are all qualities that the reader should sense and have a connection to within the text. Establishing a “so what” is also critical. This gives the reader and end to search for and it gives the hero a reason for their quest. The “so what” poses the “what if” question in a story. This can be called by a number of people, by a messenger, a catalyst event or even a Herald archetype. It can even be brought about by a spark within the hero or even a dream or a vision within.
I enjoyed reading this selection. It engaged me and helped me to understand important elements in a story and the effects each part has. I was particularly interested in how there must be a contrast between ordinary and special. A great example of this is the ordinary world in the movie “The Dark Knight” compared to that of the special world. His worlds are dramatically different but it adds so much to the plot of the story.
What would you say is the biggest contrast in your Ordinary World and your Special World?
IF you could change a heroic story, whose would it be and why?
What do you think about is the most effective way to grab a readers attention?

me me me me, ta daaa

the thing people may find most surprising about me is that i like to be a girlie girl. i am always running around with my hair a mess, no make up and athletic clothes. give me some long shorts and a cut off and call it a day. people who know me well know that i love to be a girlie girl too, but those who dont know me so well may find it hard to believe. i am an althlete by appearance but a super girl at heart =] and if i wasn't an athlete i would make it my goal to be a model

a major turning point in my life was becoming a varsity athlete. i lost alot of friends because of jealousy and our schedules were on longer the same. this forced me to grow up in alot of ways and realize that i dont need people in my life to depend on that i can depend on myself and be great all on my own.

top three new years resolutions have been, keeping in shape, eating good, and saying F-IT to boys =] doing good so far

my greatest fear is that i will never be happy the way i pictured it

i was named after .... the thought of jordan in my mom's head

first time i left the country i went to some exotice place i am sure and i was too little to remember where i went and what i did but i am sure that it was amazing and that i had a great time in come foreign exotic land =]

the furthest i have ever traveled was to japan when i was about ten, i went to take my uncles children to him with my mom because he was stationed there for his job in the air force. we were there for two weeks and i was very confused the whole time, we even stayed the night in a train station, how fun right?

the neighborhood i grew up in was spread out and was full of "older" people with few children. i would not have had it anyother way though, the house was beautiful and our family is very close, i love the childhood i had and the family i came from.

Fairytale World [<3]

Every girl's dream . . to be a fairy tale princess, right? Well i know that when i was a young girl i always wanted to be a disney princess. They always go through such strife and hardship and end up finding the man of their dreams and living in an amazing palace with an amazing life. Who wouldn't want that, a life with the perfect man and the most amazing life to live?

I never could convince myself to pick just one princess though, they all have such admirable situations. For instance, Ariel, under the sea. She is so much different from say, CInderella, and even though they are both so different it is hard to say i'd rather be one over the other. In both cases the girl ends up being the princess to an amazing prince who just happend to find that girl. The main difference is that Ariel is "under the sea" and Cinderella is the servant girl who gets everything she wants.

Overall it would be ahrd to say that i would never want to be a Disney Princess. These girls are portrayed in such a way that it seems their lives and their loves will never go wrong. That is something that i will always envy.