Hero's Journey
This narrative structure identifies the transformative experiences of characters across different cultures.
The Hero's Journey
Define obscure
Not clearly understood or easily seen.
Being motivated for the joy of doing something regardless of whether or not you're rewarded is called...
intrinsic motivation
The memoir by Elie Wiesel that explores cultural trauma and loss.
Night
Who is credited with creating The Hero's Journey?
Joseph Campbell
To remove impurities
Purify/Purification
What is intrinsic motivation and how is it different from extrinsic?
Intrinsic is self motivation and extrinsic is rewards or punishment based.
This text by Chinua Achebe focuses on hope and community after conflict.
A Civil Peace
Joseph Campbell's framework suggests that heroes undergo this type of personal transformation.
Character development/Character Arc
Use elixir in a sentence
A magical or medicinal potion.
Used to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
Context Clues
This ancient Indian epic features Prince Rama and emphasizes the concept of duty.
Ramayana
an archetypal character who stands between the hero and their goal
A threshold guardian
Give me an antonym for "advance"
Explain why is it important to understand cultural context?
Provides necessary background for the text and helps the reader to understand character actions and behavior.
The Sanskrit term for duty or moral obligation in the Ramayana.
dharma
Heroes become masters when they....
conquer all fear by defeating external and internal foes
Give me 3 synonyms for orient
Name at least 3 types of context clues.
Inference, Example, Definition, Antonym
What is the main idea of Plato's Republic?
All citizen's of a society should pursue common good