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The Steps of the Hero’s Journey. Featuring: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. What is the Hero’s Journey?. The hero’s journey is a common story pattern or plot.
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The Steps of the Hero’s Journey Featuring: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
What is the Hero’s Journey? • The hero’s journey is a common story pattern or plot. • It can be found in texts from ancient civilizations fairy tales, novels from every era, and in newly released Hollywood blockbusters.
Step 1: The Ordinary World This is the everyday life and environment of the hero.
Step 2: Call to Adventure The call to adventure is the person’s life when they are first given notice that everything is going to change, and he/she will going on a journey.
Step 3: Refusal of the Call The hero refuses to accept the call because of fear, insecurity, a sense of inadequacy, or another reason.
Step 4: Crossing the Threshold This is when the hero takes his/hers first step of the journey.
Step 5: Challenges and Temptations On the journey, the hero will face many challenges and temptations. These will prepare the hero for his/hers final challenge.
Step 6: The Ordeal The Ordeal is the final and most difficult challenge in the hero’s journey. It is the task the hero must overcome to complete his/hers journey.
Step 7: Reward This is what the hero receives for success on his/hers journey.
Step 8: The Road Back The path on which the hero returns to the ordinary world.