Archetypes, Hero, Mentor

In the archetype chapter, Vogler goes into detail about archetypes. He explains that they are symbols of human qualities. He also talks about the most common and useful archetypes: the hero, mentor, threshold guardian, herald, shape shifter, shadow, ally, and trickster. He also gives examples of other archetypes in various different stories and films.
In the next chapter, Vogler goes into further detail about the hero archetype. He describes the hero in psychological detail and dramatic functions that the hero brings to the story. Vogler mentions and explains different types of heroes: willing and unwilling, group-oriented, loner, anti-heroes, tragic, and catalyst heroes.
In the final chapter, Vogler writes about the mentor archetype. Campbell named this particular archetype as wise old man or wise old woman. However, this archetype is expressed in all those characters that teach and protect heroes and give them gifts. Vogler breaks down the mentor through psychological function and dramatic function. He also describes the reasons for gifts from mentors and different types of mentors. The different types of mentors are dark mentors, fallen, continuing mentors, multiple mentors and comic mentors.

The three sections were easy to understand through Vogler’s constant comparisons to film and stories. It is easier to understand what Vogler was writing about in the practical guide now that he was gone into further detail about the archetypes. The hero was defined, to a certain extent. It still can be left to the imagination of the reader on who the hero is. The mentor was given the option to be able to wear different archetype masks and not just be a mentor.

Questions:
1. What are heroic qualities and personalities?
2. Since archetypes are symbols of human qualities, are the qualities usually portrayed the ones society wants us be like and not be like?
3. Is one mentor good enough?
4. How come majority of mentors are men? Is it difficult to see a woman as a mentor besides in fairytale settings?