hero's journey

Question 1

ordinary world

Answer 1

• meets hero in their ordinary
• often the hero is in a difficult situation

Question 2

call to adventure

Answer 2

• hero receives a call to adventure, a challenge or problem to be solved, this sets something in motion for the character

Question 3

refusal of the call

Answer 3

• the hero is reluctantor fearful
• sometimes someone keeps the hero from answering the call

Question 4

threshold guardian

Answer 4

• keeps the hero from answering the call

Question 5

meeting the mentor

Answer 5

• the hero meets an older, wiser character
• shows up to act as a teacher or guide
• the mentor provides encouragement or magical giftsto help the hero past fear of doubt

Question 6

crossing the first threshold

Answer 6

• the hero crossesinto the specialworld
• there are sometimesthresholdguardianswho try to hold the hero back

Question 7

test, allies, and enemies

Answer 7

• the hero learned about the specialworld through training and tests
• at this point, the hero meets the sidekick and allies and figures out who the enemies are

Question 8

sidekick

Answer 8

• acts as the hero’s good friend
• supports the hero through his journey

Question 9

shapeshifter

Answer 9

• can seem to be one thing, but ends up being something else
• can be an ally or enemy who reveals their true self

Question 10

approachingthe cave

Answer 10

• hero is preparing for a confrontation
• often happens in a cave-like structure or place

Question 11

the ordeal

Answer 11

• the hero confronts the dark force/central crisis
• the hero must confront his greatest fear or death, this can be something within a hero or an outsideforce
• sometimes the hero wins, but he sometimes loses
• this is usually the low point for the hero

Question 12

the reward

Answer 12

• the hero enjoys the reward of confronting the fear or death
• the hero had figured somethingout and begins to move toward the road back

Question 13

the road back

Answer 13

• the hero must cross the threshold back to the ordinary world
• this sometimes includes a chase scene
• when the hero crosses back, a dark force or opponent sometimes crosses back without the hero’s knowledge
• often the hero is done, but then there is anotherobstacle

Question 14

resurrection

Answer 14

• the hero faces the second confrontation that pushes, redeems, or transforms him
• the hero appears to be losing or even dead, but he manages to overcome and defeat the opponent

Question 15

return with the elixir

Answer 15

• the hero wins the prize
• he now has won something or has new knowledge
• he is a changed person and back to where he began his journey