Adapted from The Heros Journey A Guide to Literature and Life by Reg Harris and Susan Thompson THE HEROS JOURNEY WHO INVENTED THE JOURNEY EIGHTSTEP TRANSFORMATION BASIC ELEMENTS OF ID: 702061 Download Presentation
Epic. -a. . long. poetic. composition, usually centered upon . a . hero. in which a series of great obstacles and majestic achievements occur.. Myth. -. a story that explains an unexplainable event..
ARCHETYPE DEFINITION. Joseph Campbell was heavily influenced by the Swiss Psychiatrist Carl Jung whose theory of the collective unconscious involved archetypes—recurring images, patterns, and ideas from dreams and myths across various cultures. Below are several archetypes often found in myths..
“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 Quest Story Pattern . The Pattern . Call to Adventure . – Usually a divine being brings a message to the hero in his everyday life.. Threshold. – The hero embarks on his journey leaving everything familiar behind..
The Separation. Initiation and Transformation. The Return. Why study the Hero’s Journey?. It is the pattern of human experience.. Every challenge we face in life is a journey.. It is a process of self discovery..
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.
Archetype. THE HERO’S JOURNEY. One . of the most common and universal archetypes . Found . in ancient mythology, contemporary literature, and our own lives . Experienced . in three stages, each involving recognizable steps.
Captain America. By Madeline Martin. Hero’s Journey. Joseph Campbell noticed a pattern of storytelling in all stories from all cultures. . He put the pattern into words, called a “Monomyth” or “The Hero’s Journey”..
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. .
Joseph Campbell’s . Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949). Identifying. qualities that make a hero. Analyze. how a hero becomes a hero using Campbell’s . Monomyth. . Formula. Question to consider today:.
