1. The Hero’s Journey Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth
The Wizard of Oz, Harry Potter, and Star Wars

2. Status Quo
Where the hero’s story begins
Every day life

3. Call to Adventure
Hero receives a message, invitation, or challenge to go on an adventure

4. Assistance
Hero receives help—maybe from someone older and wiser

5. Departure
Hero enters the new, special world of adventure

6. Trials
The hero faces struggles; perhaps fighting monsters, or solving riddles
Along the way, they meet friends and enemies

7. Approach
Hero faces his worst fear

8. Crisis
Hero’s darkest hour; faces death

9. Treasure
Hero claims treasure, special recognition, or power

10. Result
Varies: the enemy may bow down, is defeated, or chases the hero back to the ordinary world

11. Return
Hero returns to ordinary world

12. New Life The quest changes the hero-he has outgrown his old life
Dorothy tries to convince her family that they were the scarecrow, lion, and tin-man (she is changed by the lessons she learned)
Harry’s year at Hogwarts has changed him forever because he has learned magic
Luke Skywalker has also changed, and will become a great Jedi

13. Resolution
All of the tangled plot-lines get straightened out

14. Status Quo
The hero’s life is new and different; he is ready to begin a new adventure