PPT-The Hero Cycle

The Ramayana Table of Contents The Departure The Call to Adventure Refusal of the Call Supernatural Aid The Crossing of the First Threshold Initiation The Road of Trials The Meeting With the Goddess. Pre-Writing – Gathering material, doing your thinking, pulling your research together. Outlining – Using your pre-writing material to create a structure for your piece. Drafting – Turning the outline into an actual written piece. Hero’s Journey. Joseph Campbell. American Mythologist and Writer. His theory: “All mythic narratives follow a common pattern regardless of their time of creation.”. “The Hero with A Thousand Faces”. British Literature. Characteristics of an Epic. The hero is . of noble birth or high position. The hero’s . reflects the ideals of society. The hero . performs courageous deeds. The hero’s . actions determine the fate of many. Ordinary World. The Odyssey begins in Ithaca, King Odysseus’ home. Where he lives with his wife Penelope and newborn son Telemachus.. The Call to Adventure. Odysseus’ call . to adventure begins with the Trojan war. When the Trojans attack the Greeks, Odysseus must travel to Troy to lead the armies in battle.. The Odyssey . by Homer. PowerPoint by Erin Salona. The Traditional Epic. The Epic Hero is superhuman--braver and stronger than ordinary people. There is some all-knowing or wise person who helps the protagonist. “The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure. - Joseph Campbell. Why do we tell stories?. How can fiction reveal the truth?. Why do patterns exist in stories?. The Tragic Process. The Tragic Hero. In Shakespeare’s era, a tragedy always focused on the tragic protagonist:. A person of high stature whose personal flaw causes him to choose wrongly.. Progression of the Tragic Process . What Do Luke Skywalker, Simba, King Arthur, Moses, and William Wallace all have in common?. Jung and Campbell. Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell developed the idea of the archetype. Archetype: A recurring pattern of images, situations, or symbols found in the mythology, religion, art, and dreams of cultures around the world. Joseph Campbell’s hero cycle. Joseph Campbell’s Journey of a Hero. Based on . The . Hero with a Thousand . Faces. : . a Theory . for . All . the . Ages.. =. =. =. Gilgamesh. Odysseus. Aeneus. Buddha. Let the Journey Begin …. Historical Background. Joseph Campbell . Circa 1984. Museum of Natural History . New York City. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. 2008 Edition. First Published . in 1948. Egyptian Mystery Schools – Ra/Osiris – The Sun God Journeys through 12 Stages. Heroes and Myths: Greek . vs. Today. Who is your hero?. Take a few minutes and write down what makes a hero to YOU.. Write down someone you think of as a hero, based on the qualities you wrote.. Guitar hero doesn’t count…. An . epic hero . is the central figure in a long narrative that reflects the values and heroic ideals of a particular society.. . Qualities of an Epic Hero. On a quest to accomplish something. Possesses superhuman or superior strength. human being . Periods of Ancient Greek History. BRONZE AGE. Minoan Civilization. Mycenaean Civilization. 3000-1500. 1800-1100. DARK. AGE. 1100-800. 12. th. -9. th. centuries. ARCHAIC PERIOD. The Departure. The Call to Adventure:. The call to adventure is the point in a person's life when he or she is first given notice that everything is going to change, whether he or she knows it or not. .