Hero's Journey: Difference between revisions

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* '''Road of Trials''': the path out of the Belly of the Whale. Usually the meat of the story; ''The Writer's Journey'' calls it ''Tests, Allies, Enemies'', while [[The Seven Basic Plots|Booker]] goes into detail on different types of tests (deadly terrain, monsters, temptations, deadly opposites, and a journey to the underworld). Stops along the way might include:

** [[Trickster Archetype|The Shapeshifter]]: someone you don't trust but nonetheless need for his or her help/information

** [[~~Heros~~ Muse|The Goddess]]

** [[Hero's Muse|The Goddess]]

** [[The Vamp|The Temptress]]

** [["Well Done, Son" Guy|Atonement With the Father]]: [[George Lucas]] loved this step

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* '''Apotheosis / Fight against the [[Big Bad]] / Ultimate Boon''' (These are typically very closely related, often intertwined.)

** Apotheosis: The Hero comes to view the world in a new and radically different way, either because of a critical breakthrough he's made or some crucial information he's uncovered. If it is something to do with himself then this is a good time for an [[I Am Who?]].

** The Hero confronts the [[Big Bad]] in a typical [[David Versus Goliath]] fashion: He is usually called upon to sacrifice himself or something/someone important to him. [[Friend or Idol Decision]] is a common scenario. Note that ''asked'' is the key word here--it's usually enough that the Hero be ''willing'' to sacrifice something without actually having to ''do'' it. Someone else will sacrifice himself in the Hero's stead, or [[Take a Third Option|the Hero will prove to have outwitted the Big Bad somehow]] (so that the apparent sacrifice isn't really a sacrifice), or it was all a [[Secret Test of Character]], or...

** The Hero confronts the [[Big Bad]] in a typical [[David Versus Goliath]] fashion: He is usually called upon to sacrifice himself or something/someone important to him. [["Friend or Idol?" Decision]] is a common scenario. Note that ''asked'' is the key word here--it's usually enough that the Hero be ''willing'' to sacrifice something without actually having to ''do'' it. Someone else will sacrifice himself in the Hero's stead, or [[Take a Third Option|the Hero will prove to have outwitted the Big Bad somehow]] (so that the apparent sacrifice isn't really a sacrifice), or it was all a [[Secret Test of Character]], or...

** Ultimate Boon: getting the reward the hero's been chasing all this time, often but not always a [[MacGuffin]].

* '''[[I Choose to Stay|Refusal of the Return]]''': At this point in the story, the Hero has mastered the strange world he was thrust into at the beginning of the story. He probably has earned a permanent place here, if he wants it. He may even ''want'' to stay, but usually there are forces at work that propel him home.

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