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Steps of the Journey
Steps of the Journey 2
Archetypes
Vocabulary
Ithaka
100
The step where the hero leaves the world they know and embarks on the destination presented to them.
What is Departure from ordinary world to special world.
100
The stage in the journey where the hero receives the message (invitation or challenge) to the adventure.
What is the call to adventure stage?
100
Which archetype is considered the villains and enemies in the journey. The dark side of the force, the heroes potential for evil.
What is Shadows.
100
What is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience?
What is Tone.
100
What does Ithaka symbolize?
Your final destination.
200
Step where the monsters/evil bows down or chases the hero.
What is the result stage.
200
Which stage is known for the help from someone who is older or wiser in the adventure the hero is about to embark on?
What is assistance.
200
Creatures such as vampires or werewolves who change shape. Represents change.
What is Shapeshifters.
200
What is the central idea or meaning of a story?
What is Theme.
200
What does the narrator tell the traveler that he/she will gain from their journey?
What is Wisdom.
300
Step where all the tangled plot lines throughout the quest are straightened out and fixed.
What is resolution.
300
Stage where the hero is upgraded to a new level. He/she is not the same as before, for now they are a hero.
What is Status Quo.
300
The hero's guide or guiding principles. The helpers along the way.
What is Mentors.
300
Which hero is the main character of a tragedy whose tragic flaw leads to his or her destruction.
What is Tragic Hero.
300
What does the narrator tell the traveler to not expect Ithaka to make them?
What is Rich.
400
Step where the quest has changed the hero. He has outgrown his old life.
What is new life.
400
Which stage is when the hero faces their biggest challenge and hero's worst fear.
What is approach.
400
The forces that stand in the way at important turning points, including jealous enemies, professional gatekeepers, or your own fears and doubts.
What is Threshold Guardians.
400
Which hero is the rebellious main character who has a troubled past and indulges in self-destructive behaviors that threaten to doom him or her?
What is Byronic Hero.
400
How does the narrator say that the traveler will encounter any fears or trials throughout their journey?
Only if they bring them along inside them.
500
Step where the hero claims treasure or special recognition.
What is the treasure stage.
500
Which stage contains the hero's darkest hour (death or ding) and then is reborn?
What is Crisis.
500
One who brings the call to adventure. Could be a person or an event.
What is Herald.
500
Which hero is the main character of a story who is flawed in some way and often does not display admirable qualities?
What is Anti-hero.
500
What is Ithaka, literally, in the poem?
An island.