The Departure
Harry Potter being an orphan and living with his aunt and uncle are an example of this part of the hero's journey.
An Unusual Birth/Early Childhood
The things that the hero must overcome in order to complete the journey.
Challenges (or Trials)
This part of the Hero's Journey consists of The Return Home and The Mastery of Two Worlds.
The Return
This is known as the quintessential archetypal myth.
The hero's journey.
List the 3 main portions that make up the hero's journey.
The Departure, The Initiation, & The Return
The hero takes the first steps on the adventure, leaving home and setting off on the journey.
Crossing the Threshold
Supernatural Helper or Mentor
The hero's ability to reconcile the experiences on the journey with the life back home.
The Mastery of Two Worlds.
This scholar studied mythologies around the world and found specific patterns known as archetypes throughout these stories.
Joseph Campbell
True or False: The hero of a story will fit every step of the hero's journey.
False
Something that spurs the hero into action. The hero is forced to leave the everyday world/life.
The Call to Adventure
The Transformation
Harry Potter returning back to his home with his aunt and uncle is an example of which party of the hero's journey?
The Return Home
These are images & ideas, or basic units of expression, that appear in art or mythology around the world.
Archetypes
List the 3 steps that make up The Departure.
An Unusual Birth / Early Childhood, The Call to Adventure, Crossing the Threshold
The boundary between the life the hero has known before and the unknown challenges that await.
Threshold
The darkest, most perilous part of the hero's journey.
The abyss
The hero may decide not to stay but usually goes back - at least temporarily.
The Return Home
A type of myth that sometimes involves a flood, fire, or some other means.
Creation or Destruction Myth
This part of the Initiation typically makes up most of the rising action of the story.
The Challenges or Trials
Sometimes the hero does this when first getting the call to adventure.
Rejects it
A pen from a mentor, a magical sword named Excaliber, a father's lightsaber, a wand chosen just for the hero, and Thor's hammer are all examples of this.
Special Weapon
The Mastery of Two Worlds
The title of Joseph Campbell's book where he outlines the hero's journey.
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
The Return Home and The Mastery of Two Worlds make up this part of the hero's journey.
The Return