the hero’s journey the steps of the hero’s journey pattern as outlined by joseph campbell
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The Hero’s The Hero’s JourneyJourney
The Steps of the Hero’s Journey The Steps of the Hero’s Journey pattern as outlined by Joseph pattern as outlined by Joseph
CampbellCampbell
Stage One: The DepartureStage One: The Departure
• The Call to Adventure
• The Refusal of the Call
• Supernatural Aid
• Crossing the First Threshold
• Entering the Belly of the Whale
The Call to AdventureThe Call to Adventure
Harry Potter receives letters inviting him to Hogwarts.
Luke Skywalker finds the hologram of Princess Leia.
Dorothy is told to find a place where she won’t get
into any trouble. She sings about going over
the rainbow.
The Refusal of the CallThe Refusal of the Call
Harry’s Uncle Vernon refuses to let Harry read his letters.
Bilbo Baggins informs Gandalf that he doesn’t want to go on any
adventures.
Jonah runs away after God told him to go to Nineveh.
Supernatural AidSupernatural AidHagrid arrives to find out why
Harry hasn’t answered his letters.God sends a
storm as punishment
against the ship in which Jonah is attempting to
escape.
Dorothy meets a “Fortune Teller” who
insists that she go home to her family.
Crossing the First ThresholdCrossing the First Threshold
Percy Jackson enters Camp Half-Blood, but his mother cannot cross
the threshold.
Marty McFly gets the Delorean up to 88 mph and travels back in time.
Indiana Jones picks up the trail where his father was last seen and breaks through the floor to find the
tomb of Sir Richard.
Entering the Belly of the WhaleEntering the Belly of the WhaleJonah is swallowed by a
large fish and must repent before being released.
Dorothy finds herself in the Land of Oz and must go to
the Emerald City to find a way home.
A young Indiana Jones falls into a boxcar filled with snakes, which forces him to move
forward in an attempt to escape.
Stage Two: The InitiationStage Two: The Initiation
• The Road of Trials
• Meeting with the God/Goddess
• Facing the Tempter
• Companions on the Journey
• Atonement with the Father
• The Apotheosis
• Receiving the Ultimate Boon
The Road of TrialsThe Road of Trials
Dorothy must travel the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City.
Greg Mortenson and his crew of workers from the village of Korphe in Pakistan
must carry the lumber to build their school when the trucks are unable to get through
with the supplies.
Hercules must complete
twelve labors to atone for
the sin of killing his
family.
Meeting the God/GoddessMeeting the God/Goddess
Korphe village chief Haji Ali teaches Greg Mortenson about the life of the
Pakistani and helps him to assimilate.
Harry Potter relies on Dumbledore to guide him through his trials at Hogwarts.
Luke Skywalker learns the wisdom of the Jedi from Yoda.
Facing the TempterFacing the Tempter
Marty McFly constantly runs into his nemesis, Biff Tanner, throughout his
travels through time.
Luke Skywalker must resist Darth Vader’s frequent attempts to lure him to The Dark Side.
The Wicked Witch of the West tries to foil Dorothy’s attempts to get home.
Companions on the JourneyCompanions on the Journey
Luke Skywalker could count of Chewbacca and Han Solo to get him
out of a jam.
Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley traveled the same road as Harry Potter throughout their time at Hogwarts.
The Lion, the Tin Man, and
the Scarecrow all sought the
same things that Dorothy
needed to find in herself.
Atonement with the FatherAtonement with the FatherHarry is able
to see his parents and make peace with his past through the
Mirror of Erised.
Indiana Jones realizes that he might lose his father forever and
does what he needs to do in order to save him.
Dorothy finally admits how badly she wishes to be back home with her family.
ApotheosisApotheosis
The Grail Knight tells Indiana Jones that he must “choose wisely” in order to claim the Holy Grail and save his father.
Harry must defeat Voldemort in each of the adventure novels.
Greg Mortenson’s completed Korphe school.
Receiving the Ultimate BoonReceiving the Ultimate Boon
In “Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull”, Indy learns that he has a son only after the
two have survived several adventures.
Arthur draws
Excalibur from the
stone and becomes
King of all England.
After rising to the Green Knight’s challenge, Gawain is permitted to keep the magical Green Girdle.
Stage Three: The ReturnStage Three: The Return
• The Refusal of the Return
• The Magic Flight
• Help From Without
• Crossing the Return Threshold
• The Master of Two Worlds
• Freedom to Live
The Refusal of the ReturnThe Refusal of the Return
Even after Indiana warns Elsa Schneider that the Grail cannot cross the Great
Seal, she decides to try to take it anyway.
Dorothy hesitates when she says good-bye to the Scarecrow, telling him that she will miss
him most of all.
Harry hates having to return to the Dursleys at the end of each school year.
The Magic FlightThe Magic Flight
Luke Skywalker escapes the Death Star in the Millennium Falcon.
Dorothy attempts to ride in the balloon with the “Wizard” of Oz, but when she jumps out to catch a runaway Toto, the balloon leaves without her.
Neo “jacks in” to the Matrix to fight the agents.
Help From WithoutHelp From WithoutGlinda
returns to tell
Dorothy how to use
her ruby slippers.
Luke Skywalker hears Obi Wan Kenobi's encouragement in his head: “Use the Force, Luke!” as he tries to escape the Death Star.
Henry Jones, Sr. tells Indy to let the Grail go in order to save his son.
Crossing the Return ThresholdCrossing the Return Threshold
When the clock tower is struck by lightning, Doc Brown sends 1.21
gigawatts of electricity into the flux capacitor, sending Marty back to the
future.
Dorothy clicks her
heels together
three times and says,
“There’s no place like home…”
The Goonies escape from the Pirate Cave minutes before the wall collapses, freeing the long-hidden pirate ship.
The Master of Two WorldsThe Master of Two WorldsLuke Skywalker and Han Solo are rewarded at the Yavin Ceremony
Dorothy wakes up and remembers that all of her friends and family
were part of her dream
Bilbo Baggins writes his memoires of his adventure and entitles them “There, and Back Again”
Freedom to LiveFreedom to LiveJack Sparrow and Will Turner survive to continue their adventures
Harry Potter continues his education at
Hogwarts School of Magic
Peter Parker turns away from MJ in order to
protect her from Spiderman’s enemies
as he continues to fight crime