The Hero's Journey

A recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology

• Archetype

• Repetition

• Protagonist

• Genre

Who wrote the book The Hero with a Thousand Faces?

• Scott Bakula

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Jung

• Joseph Campbell

All of the following are examples of the Hero Archetype except...

• Leaves family and lives with others

• Spiritual apotheosis

• Special weapon

• Wicked stepmother

The hero's normal life before their adventure starts.

• Approach

• Ordeal

• Ordinary World

• Call to Adventure

The notice that the hero receives that his or her life is about to change.

• Call to Adventure

• Ordinary World

• Crossing of the First Threshold

• Apotheosis

Every story has a refusal of the call to adventure.

• True

• False

The hero's departure from teh known world. This step sometimes has guardians (usually metaphorical) that attempt to hold the hero back.

• Call to Adventure

• Crossing of the First Threshold

• Refusal of the Call

• The Road of Trials

The goal that the hero sets out to accomplish.

• Apotheosis

• The Ultimate Boon

• The Road of Trials

• Atonement with the Father

The series of challenges that the hero must undertake to prove themself worthy of the quest.

• The Ultimate Boon

• Departure

• The Road of Trials

• Apotheosis

The final danger that keeps the hero from returning home to the ordinary world.

• The Road of Trials

• The Ultimate Boon

• The Magic Flight

• Freedom to Live