The Mythological Journey A reflection on a moment of change

Q1 Essential Question/Learning Goal: Essential Question: What are the Stages in the Mythological Journey? Learning Goal: SWBAT identify the stages of the mythological journey not only for use as literature and character analysis, but also to gain insight into their own lives.

Mythological Journey YOU IN LITERATURE A moment of change in your life Writing is told in the first person point of view IN LITERATURE A moment of change in a literary character’s life Told either in 3rd person POV OR 1st person (character’s retelling)

Who experiences this change? All people experience this journey You may be on a journey right now Many journeys will occur during your lifetime The way in which you deal with your journey shapes you into who you are

Stages of the Mythological Journey Innocence Initiation Chaos Resolution

Innocence usually involves these thoughts… Stage 1 - Innocence Belief system before a change occurs What is accepted as true until a conflict forces you to change your mind about your beliefs Innocence usually involves these thoughts…

What does innocence look like? There is no evil in the world. All is good. If you do what is expected of you and are a good son/daughter/student, no harm or evil will come to you or your loved ones

What does innocence look like? Loved ones are invincible and will never become sick or injured

What does innocence look like? Love is a fairytale experience that lasts forever and brings nothing but happiness Mom and dad will always be together and always love each other

What does innocence look like? You are the most important person You are the center of the universe Others will always care about your well-being and will always be there for you

Stage 2 - Initiation Is not so! Initiation occurs in a split second It is that moment in time when you realize that what you had always believed to be true… Is not so!

Initiation Anything that causes a big difference in your life Initiation Anything that causes a big difference in your life *An unexpected move *Death of a loved one *A loved one becomes sick *Loss of a close pet *Parents divorce *Betrayal of a good friend/s *Struggling with a addiction or the addiction of someone close to you

Pair and Share Think of a time when you experienced a big change in your life It doesn’t necessarily have to be something big like death or divorce, but something you struggled with Take a few minutes and share this with a shoulder partner

Stage 3 - Chaos Your whole world is turned upside down. You now must struggle with what you formerly believed….and what new truth you may not wish to face. The following list highlights some of the feelings you may have during your stage of chaos Think about if you’ve noticed these behaviors in yourself

What does chaos look like? Emotional upheaval Irritability Isolation or withdrawal from others

What does chaos look like? A constant desire to return to the belief of innocence Denial in facing what you now know to be the truth

What does chaos look like? Engagement of “negative” behaviors or coping mechanisms Disordered eating: Either a loss or increased appetite Addictions such as drug, alcohol, gambling, gaming, etc.

What does chaos look like? A battling back and forth Trying to return to innocence, but also trying to reach a new resolution. A desire to accept what has happened, but it’s really hard to reach that acceptance In literature, this would be seen as a character in “conflict”

Some never leave chaos….but if you do

Resolution – Stage 4 If you finally accept the change -AND You now have a new belief…you will have reached resolution Your resolution can be positive….

Resolution You recognize that death is a part of the cycle of life and sometimes a new life can help you move on

Resolution Perhaps your relationship failed but you now realize it was for the best and you can meet someone else

Resolution Perhaps the family has a new look, but it is a life change you can live with

Negative Resolution You may have accepted the change, but you are holding on to resentment You may choose to move on with your life in a way that creates: -Isolation -Anger -Distraction -Low self-concept But it is still a resolution, you are moving on but are attempting to protect yourself from future conflicts This prevents you from growing and learning from the conflict!

Analyzing literary characters for the Mythological Journey What characters from TKAM go through a mythological journey? Think about this for tomorrow 

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