1. Get out your Journals. You also need a textbook
30 April 2013
Get out your Journals.
You also need a textbook

2. 26 April 2013
JOURNAL: How would you define a hero? What qualities does a hero have? Consider the use of heroes in movies and literature. What are common traits of these heroes? Who is your favorite hero in literature or film? Why? [Reminder: Journal should be at least half a page long and goes on the LEFT page! Do not copy the prompt. Notes go on the RIGHT]

3. Hero
“Everyday” Hero vs. This is the hero who saves children from drowning or rescues people from a fire.
Epic Hero
Larger than life
Uncommon strength
Exceptional knowledge
Exceptional cunning
Exceptional courage
Exceptional daring
Goes on a dangerous journey or quest
Battles nature/gods/others
Embodies the values of his society
Has a FLAW

4. Campbell’s Heroic Cycle
The Separation
The hero leaves home to accomplish
The Quest
The Calling
The Initiation and Transformation
The events that change the hero
Challenges
The Abyss (“Slaying the Dragon”)
The Transformation of the Character
The Return
The changed hero brings peace and renewal to his community

5. Archetypes
a recurrent pattern of character, action or images used in a wide variety of literature, myth, and social behavior
Examples:
Epic hero
Epic Quest
Damsel in distress
Wise (perhaps magical) old man
Evil old woman/stepmother
Romantic Comedy

7. On right-hand page…
Write down Odysseus’s good qualities (the things that his society would want to imitate)
When you write down an example, write down the page number and line number.
He only fought to save his life and get his crew home (p. 1037, line 8-9)