the hero's journey Flashcards
Joseph Campbell
Studied stories allowed the world and found patterns
He went around the world and studied different stories and noticed a pattern
archetype
A pattern, are images and ideas, or basic units of expression, that appear in art and mythology around the world
-wise old man
the hero’s journey is
what campbell called the best at fitting all the boxes
archetypes cann…..
also be kinds of stories that appear in many different cultures
the outline of the hero’s journey
1- departure
2- the initiation
3-the return
part 1: the departure
a) unusual birth/childhood
b) called to adventure
c) Crossing the threshold
unusual childhood/birth
sets him/her apart from the beginning
call to adventure
Spurring he/her into action
crossing the threshold
Taking first steps on his/her adventure
Part 2: initiation
a)challenges
b) mentor
c) special weapon
d) abyss
e) Transformation
challenges
Bulk of hero’s journey
mentor
One who guides the hero, usually an old person
special weapon
Only he/she can wield, some type of weapon
abyss/temptation
Faced with something really hard, immeasurably deep chasm, depth, or void
transformation
Hero achieves the goal, wins battle; different by the experiences, hero is change because of experiences, and achieving goal