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Hero’s Journey, Archetypes, and Symbols

Trimester One – 8th Grade

Archetypes

An original model or patternPart of the collective memory since

prehistoric timesOccurs through all elements of the arts-

literature, dance, painting, music and sculpture

In literature archetypes occur as: characters, symbols and colors, themes,

settings, life cycles

The Archetypal Characters

HeroVillainFair MaidenMentorSidekick or Evil Henchmen

The Archetypal Hero

HERO can either be male or female (in western

literature, the hero is more often male) Usually superior to common people in three

ways:1. Morally2. Mentally3. PhysicallyException: Moral superiority allows him to fight the

villain, allowing good to triumph over evil if he is NOT mentally or physically superior

The Seven Stages of a Hero’s Life

1. Birth/Childhood = Exposition2. Call to Adventure = Conflict3. Preparation=1st Stage of Complications/Rising

Action4. Quests = 2nd Stage of Complications/Rising Action5. Ultimate Battle = Climax6. Road Back = Denouement / Falling Action7. Triumphant Return or Honorable Death =

Resolution

Picture of combined plot and hero journey diagram here

5 Stages of a Hero’s LifeBirth - Exposition

1. Birth/Childhood A sign that he or she is special A hero’s birth or childhood is

unusual or marked by something unusual.

Examples: Moses in the Bull Rushes, Macbeth who was “not of woman born”, Nemo (deformed fin) who saved himself and fellow fish, Luke Skywalker was orphaned, etc.

Stages of a Hero’s Life-Call to Adventure - Conflict

2. Call to Adventure

A herald or announcer appears Sometimes someone dark, loathly, terrifying,

and/or unordinary; possibly a beastThe call promises both treasure and

danger.The call requires travel to a distant land

(forest, kingdom, underground, beneath ocean,etc.)

Stages of a Hero’s Life-Preparation-Rising Action 1

2. Preparation A hero must prepare for surviving on

his/her own Undergoes physical rigors Goes through mental, moral and

intellectual development Mentor acts as coach

Stages of a Hero’s LifeQuest-Rising Action 2

3. Quest Quest is the perilous journey that the

hero must go alone. No one may help. The hero can try out what he/she has

learned During the quest, hero travels to and

through various wastelands. The hero sees the other side of life.

Stages of a Hero’s LifeUltimate Battle-Climax

4. Ultimate Battle The hero must use all the skills he has learned against the

enemy. Sometimes he/she receives divine

or other help but the hero must succeed on his/her own.

The battle itself becomes the initiation into adulthood or elevates him/her to hero status.

Stages of a Hero’s LifeRoad Back-Falling Action

4. Road Back The hero has won a prize

(treasure, a loved one, etc.). The hero must return home. He/she might meet resistance

or obstructions on the return home.

Stages of a Hero’s LifeReturn or Death-Resolution

5. Triumphant Return or Honorable Death Final Stage of Hero’s life Hero lives or dies If hero lives,

He/she returns to homeland and is honored. the return is triumphant and usually the story ends there.

If death occurs, it is usually fantastic or dramatic.survivors mourn the hero’s death and honor his deedsusually the survivors build a monument in hero’s honorEx: Beowulf

Archetypal Themes

Used in literature to express the need “to set the universe on the right course.”

Basis of legends and mythsHow we get heroes and villainsMoral life and righteous life succeeds.

Archetypal Themes

The 3 Big Ones: Love conquers all. Good will triumph over

evil. Hate, if victorious, will

destroy all.

Archetypal ThemesThink of themes of westerns, “Star

Wars”, cartoons, comic books with heroes and villains, legends and myths.

The bad deserve to lose, the good should always win, the power of love should be stronger than the power of hate.

Character Types - Villain

Archetypal Villain is: The counterbalance to

the hero Usually embodies the

evil the hero must battle in his search for self and the conquest of evil

Thwarts positive action of the hero

Character Types - Villain

Usually dark or clothed in dark clothes

Is the person the hero must battle in his search for himself

Is the person the hero must defeat to conquer evil.

Examples: Darth Vader, various dragons, the hell-hounds in Stephen King novels

Character Types - Fair Maiden/Love Interest

Archetypal Fair Maiden is: The romantic focus of the

hero and/or the villain The victim who must be

saved from evil. Pure and innocent of the

world’s evil ways.

Character Types - Mentor

Archetypal Mentor is: Is the one who prepares the hero for

the journey and the ultimate battle Is the person who provides the

lessons the hero uses during the quest and ultimate battle

Has lessons that provide moral strength

Character Types--Mentor

May give up his life or make sacrifice to save another or save the cause

Known as the shaman or wiseman

Examples: Gandalf (Lord of the Rings) or Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)

Character Types -Sidekicks or Henchmen

Archetypal Sidekick and/or Henchmen: Reinforces the heroic personality of the

hero Often adds humor or “warm fuzzies” Supports or is the best friend of the

hero/villain Examples:

Batman and Robin, Lone Ranger and Tonto

Other Character Types

Shaman/Wise Person

Siren/SeductressWarrior