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Stories
100

The hero leaves his/her known world.

What is Separation or leaving the known world?

100
The hero is brought into the journey to experience change.
What is Initiation & Transformation?
100
The hero comes back.
What is Return?
100

When the hero originally does not embark on their quest

What is the refusal of the call?

100

The archtypical hero's journey of Miles Morales where he realizes that he is worthy and stronger than he thought.

What is Into the Spider-verse? 

200

An invitation to the hero to go on the adventure.

What is the Herald or call to adventure?

200
The hero experiences increasingly difficult tasks, often persuading him/her to do wrong.
What are challenges & temptations?
200
The hero returns to the _____ world again.
What is known?
200
The most important helper who keeps the hero focused and stable during the journey.
What is the Mentor?
200
ZaZu is a threshold guardian to Simba in this movie.
What is The Lion King?
300

The hero crosses over this to the journey; it is the "jumping off" point.

What is Crossing the Threshold?

300

The hero faces this most difficult challenge alone.

What is the abyss or Belly of the Whale?

300

The hero returns with this.

What is a gift?

300

The main antagonist to the hero in a story.

What or who is the Shadow?

300

George Lucas followed the hero's journey pattern in this movie.

What is Star Wars?

400

A person, being, situation that protects or blocks, then releases the hero.

What is a threshold guardian?

400
The hero has a realization, a change in thoughts & views.
What is revelation?
400
When the hero returns, he/she runs the risk of _________.
What is rejection?
400
This is another word for journey, to seek something.
What is a quest?
400
A person of noble qualities; a warrior; a main character.
What is a hero?
500

The hero may have had something taken away, something lacking in his/her life, something that is not permitted to him/her, or a need to restore honor.

What are forms of or reasons the hero is called?

500
The hero achieves a sense of peace & harmony; he/she is changed & balanced.
What is Atonement?
500
When the hero returns, he/she runs the risk of _________.
What is rejection?
500
A pattern, original model or prototype.
What is an archetype?
500

Who is Joseph Campbell?

Who was the literary theorist who wrote out and developed "The Hero's Journey"? 

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