Heroes
This stage of the Hero’s Journey occurs when the hero first leaves their ordinary world to answer something.
What is the Call to Adventure?
Victor Frankenstein creates his lifeform using this branch of experimental science.
What is electricity/galvanism?
This Lord Chancellor of England was executed for refusing to recognize King Henry VIII's divorce.
Who is Sir Thomas More?
This drug is used by the World State to maintain social stability and suppress negative emotions.
What is soma?
This graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi takes place during
What is the the Iranian Revolution.
In many myths, this character type guides or trains the hero before a major challenge.
What is a Mentor?
This is the name of the ship that Dracula arrives on when he first enters England.
What is the Demeter?
This historical event, also known as the Columbian Exposition, is the setting for The Devil in the White City.
What is the Chicago World’s Fair?
The society of the World State views this historical industrialist as a god-like figure.
Who is Henry Ford?
This was the secret code name adopted by the Mirabal sisters when they joined the underground resistance.
What is "Las Mariposas" (The Butterflies)?
This Greek hero completed twelve famous labors to atone for the murder of his wife and children.
Who is Hercules?
This Arctic explorer opens and closes the novel Frankenstein through a series of letters to his sister.
Who is Robert Walton?
This antagonist in A Man for All Seasons is desperately looking for incriminating information about Thomas More.
Who is Richard Rich?
Citizens are sorted into a rigid caste system, with this group representing the lowest class.
What are Epsilons?
The Mirabal sisters fought against this specific dictator in the Dominican Republic.
Who is Rafael Trujillo?
This character is the only warrior to remain loyal to Beowulf and becomes king at the end of the epic.
Who is Wiglaf?
In a famous display of supernatural ability, Jonathan Harker witnesses Dracula climbing his castle walls in this direction.
What is down?
This man is dubbed "America's first serial killer" for his actions during the 1893 World Fair.
Who is H.H. Holmes?
This technology is worn by women in the World State to prevent natural pregnancy.
What is a Malthusian Belt?
This item belonging to Marji’s Jewish friend changes her perspective on the war after her friend's home is bombed.
What is the turquoise bracelet?
This is the specific 9th step of the Hero's Journey.
What is the Return?
Both novels explore the dangers of this specific human trait when left unchecked by morality.
What is unchecked ambition?
Holmes purchased this specific type of building to facilitate his crimes during the Fair.
What is a drugstore (or his "Murder Castle")?
This character, known as "The Savage," was the biological son of the Director of Hatcheries.
Who is John?
Dedé, the only surviving sister, struggles with this emotional burden when talking to others about her family.
What is survivor’s guilt?