{"id":6317,"date":"2014-12-04T09:24:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T09:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/?p=6317"},"modified":"2014-12-04T09:24:57","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T09:24:57","slug":"rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-as-a-classic-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-as-a-classic-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as a Classic Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been going through my notes and files and came across this gem&#8211; a handout from Howard Suber&#8217;s UCLA class on character and structure. \u00a0And since it fits a holiday theme I thought I would share it.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s all you need to know about writing Mythic Heroes, <a title=\"Power of Imagination eBook\" href=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/products-page\/e-books\/the-power-of-imagination-ebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power of Imagination Heroes<\/a>, like the ones described by Joseph Campbell.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Single_Gene_Autry-Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer_cover.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6318 alignleft\" title=\"Single_Gene_Autry-Rudolph,_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer_cover\" src=\"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Single_Gene_Autry-Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer_cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Rudolph the red nosed reindeer&#8230;<br \/>\n<em>The Hero&#8217;s name is the first word of the story.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>had a very shiny nose, and if you ever saw it you would even say it glows.<br \/>\n<em>The\u00a0Hero has a distinguishing flaw<\/em><\/p>\n<p>All of the other reindeer&#8230;<br \/>\n<em>The rest of the community <\/em><\/p>\n<p>used to laugh and call him names.<br \/>\n<em>The Hero is wounded <\/em><\/p>\n<p>They never let poor Rudolf \u00a0join in any reindeer games.<br \/>\n<em>The hero is rejected by the community <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Then one foggy Christmas eve&#8230;<br \/>\n<em>In a crisis situation, the &#8220;normal&#8221; characters are powerless <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Santa came to say&#8230;<br \/>\n<em>Aged, quasi-spiritual. mentor, recruits the reluctant Hero <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rudolph with your nose so bright&#8230;<br \/>\n<em>The Hero&#8217;s weakness becomes his strength <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Won&#8217;t you guide my sleigh tonight<br \/>\n<em>The Hero leads the community out of danger <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Then all the reindeer loved him, and they shouted out with glee&#8230;<br \/>\n<em>The Hero is revered by the community on his return<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rudolf the red nosed reindeer, you&#8217;ll go down in history<br \/>\n<em>The Hero lives in our memory<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>More insights in Howard Suber&#8217;s wonderful books. \u00a0Check them out <a title=\"The Power of Film\" href=\"http:\/\/thepoweroffilm.com\/pages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rudolph tells us all we need to know about 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