Archetypes and the Hero Cycle

What is the shadow figure?

• makes finger puppets

• Opposes the hero

• Accompanies the hero

• Tests the hero

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A mentor helps the hero by

• Opposing the hero
• Training the hero
• Accompanying the hero
• Being comic relief

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A herald performs two tasks in the story. They are:

• Accompanies the hero and creates suspense
• Announces the need for a quest and forces the hero to act
• Tests the hero and forces the hero to act
• Announces the need for a quest and provides comic relief

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Threshold guardians does what for the hero?

• Tests the hero
• Make hero face first fear
• Can become an ally
• all of the answers

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A shapeshifter has unknown alliances. He/She can also 

• Force the hero to act
• Give gifts and advice
• Be a love interest
• Provide comic relief

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The trickster cuts the hero down to size and ...

• Gives him gifts
• Is usually older and wiser
• Uses humor to aid the hero
• Rounds out the hero's personality

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There can be several women in the story. One is the temptress or femme fatale. She tries to bring down the hero through:

• her attraction to him
• his attraction to her
• her lack of beauty
• her lack of scruples

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The Ordinary World to the hero means

• he is in the place he wants to be
• he is unsatisfied with his life
• he also has a fancy world 
• he is ordinary too

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The Call to Adventure is when the hero gets

• a notification on his phone
• faced with something that begins his adventure
• a horn blast in the ear
• a literal phone call from the universe

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A hero Refuses the Call because:

• he can't find his phone
• he is not at home
• he can't be bothered 
• he is afraid

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