Annotated Biblio 2- Vogler

Summary-This reading was about the recurring use of these "archetypes" throughout fairy tales and myths. They're a set of character types which are common to all societies so the reader can relate to them. The main archetypes of the book are the Herald, Ally, Mentor, Higher self, Shapeshifter, Threshold Guardian, Trickster and Shadow. The selected reading had a more detailed breakdown of the Hero and the Mentor. They describe the psychological connections we have and the variety of the hero's and mentor's. I keep finding it interesting that they can sum up the themes of thousands of years of literature in a few pages.
Reaction-I thought the author was very clever to figure this all out. I guess it's not just him who figured it out but he definitely does a good job at explaining it in his own words for even someone with no literary background could understand. It's pretty neat to think of all the different characters of all the stories and movies I've seen over the years that fit into these archetypes. This type of books makes writing good literature seem kind of easy to do with the provided tools and instructions.
Reflection-I kept thinking about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their mentor Master Splinter. They are young "teenagers" training with a Ninja Mentor to use their skills above ground to fight crime and whatnot. They are the heroes which little kids relate to and splinter is who they idolize and follow, their mentor if you will. Also when I read the part about a Mentor being an inventor I immediately thought of Dr. Frankenstein and his invention. It wasn't so much of a clear cut hero mentor connection but in a sense he's a mentor and a hero to the monster and even the monster could be seen as a hero by learning what he does throughout the text.
Questions-1)Which archetype do you like the best for a character? 2)What's a book or a movie you've seen with examples of these archetypes? 3) What are some other examples of Archetypes in literature.