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Based on Joseph Campbell’s Concept of the Monomyth

The Stages of the Hero’s Journey. Based on Joseph Campbell’s Concept of the Monomyth. The Journey Begins. The Hero of legend can be viewed as being reliant upon an archetype , or a model upon which similar things are patterned

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Based on Joseph Campbell’s Concept of the Monomyth

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  1. The Stages of the Hero’s Journey Based on Joseph Campbell’s Concept of the Monomyth

  2. The Journey Begins... • The Hero of legend can be viewed as being reliant upon an archetype, or a model upon which similar things are patterned • can be patterned intentionally (Star Wars, The Matrix) or unintentionally (Arthurian legend, Greek mythology) • The Hero’s Journey is made up of a series of eight steps contained in three phases, a path that is followed throughout the story • It is not crucial that these steps all be included in the story, nor that they occur in this exact sequence

  3. The Journey Begins... • The usual Hero of Legend is someone: • From whom something has been taken • Who feels that something is lacking in his or her life • this journey offers the Hero the opportunity to search for (quest) and gain something of physical or spiritual value (grail) • A grail quest is usually not about finding a physical item itself – it is about a search for wisdom, fulfillment or experience

  4. Phase 1: Separation From the Known • Step 1: The Call • invites the Hero into the adventure • The Hero may choose willingly to undertake the quest, or may be dragged into it unwillingly • May be initiated by the appearance of a herald • signals that something important will soon happen

  5. Phase 1: Separation From the Known • Step 1: The Call (The Reluctant Hero) • The hero may initially refuse the call to adventure • Reluctant to jump into the unknown: the devil you know versus the devil you don’t… • Often, a painful, pivotal event occurs which calls the hero out through a dramatic change in perspective or destruction of something dear

  6. Phase 1: Separation From the Known • Step 2: The Threshold • "jumping off point" for the adventure • It is the gateway between the known and the unknown, a world filled with challenges and dangers.

  7. Talismans • Often, the Hero receives an object of some sort which will help him to achieve his quest • Often a weapon of sorts, but not always • The Talisman is usually linked in some way to the Hero’s heritage or destiny

  8. Characters Along the Path • the Hero may meet several different types of characters who may either offer to help or try to thwart the Hero • A single character can take on different functions at different points in the story.

  9. Characters Along the Path • threshold guardians • people, beings, or situations which block the Hero’s passage, often at the Threshold stage. • can protect the Hero by keeping him or her from taking journeys for which he or she is unready or unprepared

  10. Characters Along the Path • helpers • provide assistance or direction to the Hero • mentor • sage giver of guidance, advice • often is lost to the Hero at some point in the quest

  11. Characters Along the Path • tempters • try to pull the Hero away from his or her path • shapeshifter • helper, tempter or both. May literally change shape/form or may merely change personalities or status or alliances.

  12. Phase 2: Initiation and Transformation • Step 3: The Challenges • the Hero begins the journey into the unknown • can be outward into a physical unknown or inward to a psychological unknown • early challenges are relatively easy but become more difficult as journey progresses • challenges often strike the Hero’s greatest weaknesses

  13. Phase 2: Initiation and Transformation • Step 4: Into the Abyss • the journey’s greatest challenge, faced alone by the Hero • external conflicts are often with the story’s shadow figure, the story’s antagonist. • "slay the dragon”

  14. Phase 2: Initiation and Transformation • Step 4: Into the Abyss (continued) • Often, the Abyss struggle may be an inner conflict • A flaw the Hero needs to shed • A task the Hero must complete • A weakness that must be overcome

  15. Phase 2: Initiation and Transformation • Step 5: Transformation • the Hero conquers the Abyss and transformationbecomes complete. • final step is a moment of death and rebirth • a part of the Hero dies so that a new part can be born

  16. Phase 2: Initiation and Transformation • Step 5: Transformation (Achieving the Grail) • At some point, the hero achieves the item being sought • Remember that in the end, it almost always comes down to gained wisdom, knowledge, or, as Dr. Henry Jones puts it, “illumination”

  17. Phase 2: Initiation and Transformation • Step 6: Revelation • sudden, dramatic change in the way the Hero thinks or views life • usually occurs during or after the Abyss (but not always!)

  18. Phase 2: Initiation and Transformation • Step 7: Atonement • the Hero’s acceptance of his or her new self and place in the world • Often coincides with revelation

  19. Phase 3: The Return • Step 8: The Return • the return to everyday life, the final stage of the journey • essence of the Hero’s return is to begin contributing to society • Saving or renewing society, teaching and enlightening • Message may be rejected by society

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