Hero's Journey

What are the two worlds of the hero?

• Ordinary World

• Boring World

• Normal World

• Super World

• Special World

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What is the Hero's Journey?

• The quintessential (or best example) of steps a character takes to become a hero

• The physical pathway a person takes when they are saving someone

• The maps a hero uses

• The airplane trip that a normal person takes

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What are the first main parts of the Hero's Journey?

• The departure, the initiation, and the return

• The beginning, middle, and end

• The birth, the battle, and the happy ending

• The call to adventure, the saving, and the return

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What happens early on to identify a character as a hero?

• The hero has horrible parents.

• The hero is angry about something and wants to change it.

• The hero has something unusual happen during their birth or early childhood.

• The hero is voted for by the community.

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What is the Call to Adventure?

• Something happens to spur or encourage the hero to take action and leave their ordinary home/life.

• A community member calls the hero for help.

• The hero asks themselves if they could make a difference in the world.

• The hero asks for their parents blessing before they go on their adventure.

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What is the Crossing the Threshold?

• It's when the hero crosses the street of their childhood home to leave for their adventure.

• The hero leaving the boundaries of their normal life and their first few steps of their adventure.

• The hero becomes angry enough to change.

• The hero has something unusual happen on his journey.

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What are 3 of the 5 parts seen in the Initiation?

• The Challenges/Trials

• Unusual Birth/Early Childhood

• The Mentor

• The Return Home

• The Transformation

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What are the Challenges/Trials?

• The people who help the hero

• The tasks that the hero must complete with the help of a mentor

• The struggle the hero has when leaving home

• The obstacles a hero must overcome

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What is the Mentor?

• The hero's best friend

• The father figure of the hero

• A character that looks out for the hero and offers advice/guidance

• A character that dies at the end

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What is the Special Weapon?

• A weapon that the hero uses and that can only be used by the hero

• A weapon a hero finds

• A weapon that kills the most enemies

• A weapon that kills the hero

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