The Hero's Journey Stages
The hero is faced tests and challenges that might be part of his/her training. The hero will sort out allegiances.
What is Tests, Allies and Enemies?
The series of conflicts and crisis that leads to the climax.
What is the Rising Action?
The kind of conflict where a character struggles against other humans or animals.
What is character vs. character?
The main character of a story.
What is the protagonist?
The narrator/writer uses pronouns like:
I, me
What is first person point of view?
The hero takes possession of the treasure won by facing death.
What is The Reward?
All of the action that follows the climax.
What is the Falling Action?
The kind of conflict where a character struggles against nature or fate.
What is character vs. nature?
What is the antagonist?
The narrator/writer uses pronouns like:
he, she, they, them
What is third person point of view?
The hero comes across someone to give him or her training, equipment, or advice that will help on the journey.
What is Meeting the Mentor?
The turning point or most intense moment.
What is the Climax?
The kind of conflict where a character struggles against beliefs of a group of people?
What is character vs. society?
A character who changes throughout a story.
What is a dynamic character?
The narrator/writer uses pronouns like:
you
What is second person point of view?
The hero is presented with a problem, challenge, or adventure; the hero must face the beginnings of change.
What is The Call to Adventure?
The tying together of the story.
What is the Resolution?
The kind of conflict where a character struggles against ideas, choices, or physical limitations.
What is character vs. self?
A character who does not change throughout a story.
What is a static character?
The lesson taught by a story.
What is theme?
The hero returns home or continues the journey, bearing some element of the treasure or some lesson from the special world.
What is Return with the Elixir?
The start of the story before the initial incident (conflict).
What is the Exposition?
What are the two types of conflicts?
What is internal and external?
The three A's of a character.
What is appearance, action and attitude.
The three types of third person point of view.
What is:
subjective (you know no character's thoughts),
limited (you know one character's thoughts),
and omniscient (you know ALL character's thoughts)?