The Hero's Journey

Where we first meet our hero before anything extraordinary happens.

• The Ordeal

• Approach the Inmost Cave

• The Ordinary World

• Call to Adventure

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This part of the hero's journey is where all the preparations for the final conflict occur.

• The Ordeal

• Crossing the Threshold

• The Refusal of the Call

• Approach the Inmost Cave

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This is the point where the hero accepts his destiny and goes on his journey.

• Approach the Inmost Cave

• Crossing the Threshold

• The Reward

• Call to Adventure

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Initially, the hero is reluctant to take on the challenge. So, they try to ignore their destiny.

• Return with the Elixir

• The Road Back

• Crossing the Threshold

• Refusal of the Call

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An event that interrupts the hero's ordinary life. This event presents the hero with a challenge that cannot be ignored.

• Refusal of the Call

• The Ordinary World

• Crossing the Threshold

• Call to Adventure

During this stage, our hero meets new friends/allies, makes enemies, and faces numerous obstacles.

• Test/Allies/ Enemies

• The Mentor

• The Ordeal

• Return with the Elixir

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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

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In The Call to Adventure, the future hero finds out that their life is going to ___________________.

• change

• remain the same

• end

• start all over again

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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

Most of a hero's journey takes place

• in space

• in the known world

• underground

• in the unknown world