The Hero's Journey

Who follows The Hero's Journey patterns?

• All heroes in stories, myths, and movies.

• Superheroes only

• Most heroes in stories, myths, and movies.

• No one

What are the 3 MAIN stages of THJ?

• Separation, Call to Adventure, Return

• Call to Adventure, Road of Trials, The Magical Flight

• The Ordinary World, Initiation/Transformation, Return

• Separation, Initiation/Transformation, Return

Name the Event: Heroes exist in a world that is considered ordinary by those who live there.

• The Call to Adventure

• The Ordinary World

• The Return

• The Supreme Ordeal

Name the Event: The hero is started on their journey with the help of another character.

• Allies/Helpers

• Supernatural Aid

• Confronting the Father

• Call to Adventure

Name the Event: The hero encounters a series of tests or tasks that make him/her stronger.

• The Map of Truth

• The Path of Obstacles

• The Road of Trials

• The Supreme Ordeal

The Call to Adventure is...

• When an event or danger starts a hero on their path.

• When a supernatural character calls the hero on the phone.

• When the hero enters a world they have never experienced.

• When the hero must return home.

Restoring the World is...

• When the hero returns to the Ordinary World.

• When the hero changes or preserves the world.

• When the hero changes the world.

• When the hero decides to never go back home.

The Magical Flight, Confronting the Father, and Restoring the World

• Stage 1: Separation

• Stage 2: Initiation & Transformation

• Stage 3: The Return

• Stage 4: The Hero's Cycle

The Ordinary World, the Call to Adventure, Entering the Unknown, and Supernatural Aid

• Stage 1: Separation

• Stage 2: Initiation & Transformation

• Stage 3: The Return

• Stage 4: The Hero's Cycle

Allies/Helpers, The Road of Trials, and The Supreme Ordeal

• Stage 1: Separation

• Stage 2: Initiation & Transformation

• Stage 3: The Return

• Stage 4: The Hero's Cycle