Hero's Journey

The person who who advises hero, preps for quest & develops special skills is called

• a friend

• a priest

• a mentor

• a trickster

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

• the return

• the resolution

• the end

• the finale

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

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

A "point of no return" is crossed. The hero is committing to the journey. The hero leaves their ordinary world and enters into an unfamiliar/new world.

• The Road Back

• Approaching the Inmost Cave

• The Ordeal

• Crossing the Threshold

Near the middle of the story, this is the biggest life or death crisis. The hero confronts death or faces his or her greatest fear.

• The Ordeal

• Crossing the Threshold

• The Ordinary World

• The Reward

The hero finally masters the problem. The hero returns home bearing some element of the treasure (elixir) that has the power to heal or transform the Ordinary World, just as the hero has been transformed.

• Crossing the Threshold

• The Reward

• The Road Back

• Return with the Elixir

The protagonist of the story. Usually, this character is brave and honorable, but needs to learn something in the story.

• The Hero

• The Mentor

• The Shadow

• The Sidekick