Archetypes
All humans have this dark side
The Shadow
This scholar names and describes the Hero's Journey in the 1950's.
This hero spurned Poseidon and goes on a 10 year trip home.
Odssey/Odysseus
This archetype helps the hero.
The hero goes on their journey in earnest
This psychiatrist theorized about the similarities of myths coming up with the "Collective Unconscious"
Carl Jung
Miles Morales meets a mentor and takes up this famous mantle
Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
This archetype seeks to create order no matter the repercussions.
The Ruler
This is the lowest point of the journey and represents death.
The Cave/Belly of the Whale
All Cultures tell a story similar to the Hero's Journey? (True/False)
True
Zak and Tyler go on a journey to the Saltwater Redneck's Wrestling School
This archetype creates and invents.
The Creator
The hero defeats death or is granted new power to defeat their enemies.
This script writer adapted Campbell's 17 steps to 12 and proliferated its use in many films.
Scott Vogler
Our "Hero" ends up chasing a young girl off a bridge only to save her.
The Bridge
This archetype is chaotic but not necessarily evil or good. Appears as a powerful god in many cultures.
The Hero returns home from the special world and has a better understanding of themselves and the new world.
Master of Two Worlds.
This many of the top 10 highest grossing films of all time are Hero's Journeys
7
Luke must enlist the help of friends Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo and Princess Leia on this classic example of the monomyth.
Star Wars: A New Hope