Joseph Campbells Hero with a Thousand Faces 1949 Identifying qualities that make a hero Analyze how a hero becomes a hero using Campbells Monomyth Formula Question to consider today ID: 482822
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The Hero’s Journey
Joseph Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949)Slide2
Identifying qualities that make a hero
Analyze how a hero becomes a hero using Campbell’s Monomyth Formula
Question to consider today:
How does a hero become a hero?
What we
are exploring…Slide3
Preamble:Take 2
mins to make a list of all the qualities associated with a hero- be as specific as you can
What exactly is a hero?Slide4
Hero Picture Analysis
Who is this character?
What makes this character a hero?
Does the hero have any flaws/weaknesses?Slide5
Hero Picture Analysis
Who is this character?
What makes this character a hero?
Does the hero have any flaws/weaknesses?Slide6
Hero Picture Analysis
Who is this character?
What makes this character a hero?
Does the hero have any flaws/weaknesses?Slide7
We will now take a few minutes to read together a short story…I will read out loud…
You will annotate or highlight any parts of the story where you see heroism being demonstrated…What did you learn about heroes according to the story? Bringing these out to the floor…
Heroes Among Us
“Subway Story”
Slide8
So how do you know when a hero is a hero?.... In walks in Joseph Campbell…
Joseph Campbell-
Wrote
a book called “Hero with a Thousand Faces in 1949- describing the journey a hero goes through in mythology in very specific stagesSlide9
Greek MythologyW
e will watch and review“The Top 5 Heroes of Greek Legend” Compare your understanding of each of the
5
heroes based on what you sawYou should know the basics now of all 5` heroes…Let’s bring these out to the floor…Achilles Attacking Troy
Achilles vs. Hector
Achilles’ Heel
The Phrase “Achilles’ Heel” Explained
Examples of Greek MythologySlide10
To begin, turn to your partner and share any myths or legends that you may know of or heard of?Let’s share some of the myths that we know…
Now, let’s get a broad understanding of the definition of myth before we look at examples…As you watch this video: 1. How is myth being defined?What is Myth?
What is Myth?Slide11
We are now going to watch a short animated version of the story of David & GoliathSome questions to guide you as you watch…
What challenges does David have?How does he overcome them?
What lesson does this story teach you?
David and GoliathOther heroes of the Bible
Examples of Biblical HeroesSlide12
To end our session on myths and legends, you are going to create your own hero.
Here are some simple guidelines:You can draw, make a body outline, print an image-of your choiceChoose what powers and characteristics your hero hasDo they have an enemy?
Do they have weaknesses?
You can include anything else about your heroCreating Your Own Hero…Slide13
Some questions to get us thinking before we dive into the Hero’s Journey as described by Campbell..
Take 2 mins to respond to these questions…
What are hardest aspects of being a hero?
How do you know when you are in fact a hero?
Joseph Campbell and The
MonomythSlide14
In most narratives (stories), the hero is always left with choices to make…which paths to take…those choices determine the outcome of the hero’s journey
The Hero Must Make Choices…Slide15
Campbell called this journey with stages
The MonomythSlide16
His argument about heroes…
All major stories in the bible and in Greek mythology have a formula for their storiesAt the center is the heroSlide17
Some things to know about heroes…
Universal Theme
Truths about life that any person can connect with i.e. love, friendship,
death, etc
Archetypes
Every story has different characters that help and challenge
the hero
These “other” characters are called
Archetypes
They are like a “blueprint” or “model” Slide18
The hero is never alone in the quest…There are people present in the story that support but also challenge the hero
The 12 Common ArchetypesExamples of ArchetypesSlide19
Departure
InitiationTransformationReturn
The Stages of the
Monomyth…Slide20
Departure
The Call
: Place in life where things are going to change – they may take challenge willingly or by force
The Threshold
: Person crossed field of adventure leaving the known and ventures to unknownSlide21
Initiation
The Challenges: Series of tests, obstacles, person must undergo to begin transformation-failure is a part of this for
growth
The Abyss: Greatest challenge of journey, must face their worst fear alone –AKA “Slaying the dragon” Slide22
Transformation
The Transformation
: Death and rebirth- part of person dies so that new one can be born- i.e. fear must die to turn into courage
The Revelation: Sudden dramatic change in way person views life
The Atonement
: Person is at peace with their new self- incorporate changes from “journey” and are “reborn”Slide23
The Return
The Return: Final stage of journey is return to everyday life, discovery of gift based on what they have learned- essence of return is contributing
those lessons learned
to the greater societySlide24
How does this theory help us understand the “hero” in narratives (stories)? What insight (understanding) do we get?
What happens if the hero fails one of these stages, does the hero still exist?
Questions to Consider…Slide25
Before you can start to identify the stages using Star Wars…
Let’s watch something short so you can practiceWe are watching a 22 minute episode of Ultimate Spiderman (From Netflix)Your job is try and identify the stages present in this short episode.
Go ahead and use a
Thinking Log for thisI saw… and I thought….
Practicing the
MonomythSlide26
REMINDER and TIP:Start to make connections with NPR piece for this week’s blogging.
Questions?Slide27
Before we dive into the movie next week, let’s become familiar with the creator George Lucas and the saga that is Star WarsHere is a documentary from the History Channel that gives you better insight into Star Wars
Star Wars: A Legacy RevealedStar Wars & The
Monomyth