The Hero's Journey

Hero gains something important after showing growth and achievement. (Could be knowledge, power, or an object)

• Reward

• Return with Elixier

• Resurrection

The hero engages in the central life-or-death crisis and finds themselves on the brink of failure.

• Meeting the Mentor

• Crossing the Threshold

• The Ordeal

Definition: To begin a journey or venture.

• Embark

• Disembark

• Sail

The hero has survived death and overcome their greatest fear.

• Reward, Seizing the Sword

• The Ordinary World

• Resurrection

Definition: To bring back to life

• Resurrection

• Zombie

• Ordeal

The hero makes allies and maybe even a sidekick, encounters enemies, and faces obstacles in the Special World.

• Tests, Allies, and Enemies

• The Road Back

• The Ordeal

Definition: A magical cure

• Resurrection

• Elixir

• Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo

Definition: Distinct periods or phases in a process or development.

• Jumps

• Punctuation

• Stages

• The hero rejects the challenge quest because of fears and / or insecurities.

• Refusal of the Call

• The Ordinary World

• Reward, Seizing the Sword

Definition: A story pattern that many adventures follow. It includes several steps that the hero goes through during their adventure.

• Chapter Book

• Romantic Comedy

• Hero's Journey