Write Now: As you come in, please consider this prompt and then, on a blank piece of paper, write a response: Think about all of the movies you’ve seen, or books that you’ve read, that have had heroes in them. Which one is your favorite? Why are they your favorite hero? What is it about them that you like/admire?
THE HERO’S JOURNEY
Joseph Campbell “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” American mythologist, writer, and lecturer The Hero with a Thousand Faces Elements and patterns reoccur in stories of myth from around the world
Monomyth A universal pattern that is the essence of, and common to, heroic tales in every culture The “Hero’s Journey” “The hero is the same, but the costume changes.”
WHAT MAKES A HERO?
Status Quo: Life as Normal
The Call to Adventure “Good Morning”
Assistance: Supernatural Aid/Mentor
Departure: Crossing the First Threshold
Temptations and Trials
Meeting with the Goddess Atonement with the Father Atonement
The Approach Show scene
Crisis and Revelation
Treasure: The Ultimate Boon
The Result
The Return
New Life/ Resolution
Status Quo: Life as Normal
“FOLLOW YOUR BLISS”