The Hero's Journey

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

• Meeting with the Mentor

• Road of Trials

• Call to Adventure

• Crossing the Threshold

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

• William Shakespeare

• George Lucas

• Joseph Campbell

• Carl Jung

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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

• The Road of Trials

• The Ordeal/Abyss/Crisis

• Crossing the Threshold

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The hero comes across a veteran traveler of the worlds or a wise man or woman who gives him or her training, equipment, weapons, or advice that will help on the journey.

• The Reward

• Approach to the Inmost Cave

• The Resurrection

• Meeting with the Mentor

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What are the 4 MAIN stages of The Hero's Journey?

• Separation, Call to Adventure, Adventure, Return

• Call to Adventure, Road of Trials, The Magical Flight, Return

• The Ordinary World, Initiation, Transformation, Revelation

• Call to Adventure, Initiation, Transformation, Return

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The story develops rising action as the hero faces a series of challenges that become increasingly difficult as the story unfolds.

• The Road of Trials

• Call to Adventure

• The Road Back

• The Abyss/Crisis

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The future hero often refuses to accept the quest or wants everything to stay the same.

• Refusal of the Call

• The Road of Trials

• Crisis/Abyss

• Call to Adventure

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

• a friend

• a priest

• a mentor

• a trickster

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The step on the journey where the hero confronts death or faces his/her greatest fear.

• The Underworld

• Reward/Treasure

• Abyss/Crisis/Ordeal

• The Road of Trials

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