Hero's Journey Review & Archetypes

​The Hero's Journey (review) and Archetypes

By Erica Covington

• Review the information found in the media blog post entitled, "There's More Than One Kind of Journey".

• Understand what an archetype is and the types of character archetypes.

Lesson Objectives

Multiple Select

Which of the following present a significant difference between the Hero's and the Heroine's Journey? (choose two)

• The Hero's journey ends with him being valued by his community, while the heroine find wholeness within herself.

• The Hero's Journey begins with a "Call to Action", while the Heroine's starts with betrayal or disillusion.

• The Hero's Journey is for male characters, while the Heroine's is for females.

• The Hero's Journey is about relationships, while the Heroine's focuses on challenges.

Multiple Choice

Who first identified the stages of the Hero's journey?

• Victoria Lynn Schmidt

• Joseph Campbell
• Maureen Murdoch

• Sigmund Freud

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 sections of the Hero's Journey?

• Return

• Atonement

• Departure

• Initiation

Multiple Choice

Maureen Murdoch's model of the Heroine's journey is based on her work in which field?

• women's reproductive studies

• spiritual practices and theory

• women's literature

• women's therapy

Multiple Choice

How many stages does Schmidt's model of the Heroine's Journey have?

• 9

• 4

• 3

• 11

• An archetype is a very typical example of a person or thing.

• In literature, there can be archetypes for characters, settings, emotions and even situations/conflicts.

Archetypes

• Just like people in everyday life, some characters play different roles in literature, and therefore, they do not fit a single archetype perfectly or they fit multiple archetypes.

Archetypes

Note the other ring identifies the archetype. The next ring indicates what each archetypes wants, and the inner ring connects them to others in the plot.

• Archetypes create a sense of familiarity and a pattern to help readers predict what will happen and gain a deeper understanding of the plot.

• A character's archetype depends on their role or function in the plot.

Archetypes

Multiple Choice

What is an archetype?

• A type of literary genre.

• A typical example of someone or something.

• A specific character in a story.

• A rare and unique event.

Multiple Choice

What determines a character's archetype?

• A character's archetype is based solely on their appearance.
• A character's archetype is determined by the author's personal beliefs.
• A character's archetype is defined by the length of their dialogue.
• A character's archetype is determined by their role and traits in the narrative.

Open Ended

Choose a character archetype and give at least examples that you know from literature and/or other types of media.