The Hero's Journey

Define "archetype."

• A character, symbol, or story pattern that is common to the human experience across cultures; a "universal symbol."

• A comparison of the similarity between two things.

• A rhetorical appeal that focuses on the character or qualifications of the speaker.

• A person or animal that takes part in a literary work.

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What are the two worlds of the Hero's Journey?

• Microcosm & Macrocosm
• Mars and Venus
• Ordinary World and Special World
• Inner and Outer World

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What author is most associated with the concept of the Hero's Journey?

• Luke Skywalker

• George Lucas

• Joseph Campbell

• Katniss Everdeen

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When does the hero realize that he or she is changed?

• The Departure Phase when he or she leaves the Ordinary World.

• During the Refusal of the Call to Adventure, also during the Departure Phase.

• When he or she returns to the Ordinary World.

• When he or she hears the Call to Adventure.

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Most of a hero's journey takes place

• in space

• in the known world

• underground

• in the unknown world

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What is the last stage of the hero's journey called?

• The Return

• The Resolution

• The End

• The Finale

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The future hero is first given notice that his or her life is going to change.

• Call to Adventure

• Beginning of Adventure

• Experience with Unconditional Love

• Refusal of the Call

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The future hero often refuses to accept the call to adventure. The refusal may stem from a sense of duty, an obligation, a fear, or insecurity.

• Call to Adventure

• Refusal of the Return

• Refusal of the Call

• Beginning of the Adventure

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The hero begins the adventure, leaving the known limits of his or her world to venture into an unknown and dangerous realm where the rules and limits are unknown.

• Call to Adventure

• Road of Trials

• Beginning of the Adventure

• Ultimate Boon

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The hero experiences and is transformed by a series of tests, tasks, or challenges. The hero usually fails one or more of these tests, which often occur in threes.

• Magic Flight or Fight

• Ultimate Boon

• Return Threshold

• Road of Trials

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