1. Joseph Campbell’s “Monomyth” The Hero’s Journey EXAMPLES FROM PRINCESS BRIDE

2. 1. ORDINARY WORLD
Buttercup and Westley happy and in love on the farm

3. 2. The Call to Adventure
Westly is called back to rescue the princess who has been kidnapped

4. 3. Refusal of the Call
There is no refusal of the call in Princess Bride

5. 4. Meeting with the Mentor
There is no meeting with the mentor in Princess Bride

6. 5. Crossing of the First Threshold
Westley crosses into enemy territory when climbing the Cliffs of Insanity

7. 6. Tests, Allies, and Enemies
Fighting Inigo, Fezzik, Vizzini
Surviving the Fire Swamp
Flame spurts
Lightning sand
R.O.U.S.’s

8. 7. The Approach
Westley is captured and taken to the Pits of Despair

9. 8. The Ordeal, Death & Rebirth
Westley is tortured in The Pits of Despair
Humperdink becomes angry and kills him
Inigo and Fezzik take him to Miracle Max and reawaken him

10. 9. Reward
Wesley is alive and slowly starts regain the use of his body parts again. His life is the reward.

11. 10. The Road Back-Westley plans and storms the castle to rescue the princess
11. Resurrection-He must prove to Humperdink that he can stand and fight

12. 12. Return With the Elixir
He is reunited with Buttercup to live happily ever after

13. Freedom to Live
Jack Sparrow and Will Turner survive to continue their adventures
Shrek and Fiona are free
to live their lives in the swamp
Harry Potter continues his education at Hogwarts School of Magic