HEROES, THE HERO ARCHETYPE, & THE MONOMYTH

I. Why Do We Need Heroes?

a. _____________________________ - We want to strive to be like someone who is better than we are.

b. We want someone to pave the way for all of us – someone to “___________________.”

c. We want someone to make the world __________ at an _____________ time.

II. Joseph Campbell: A theorist who closely studied _______________________ and _____________________. He focused largely on the role of the __________ in his studies, and he discovered a pattern (an _____________) that spanned time and culture…

III. The Hero Archetype

a. __________________________

b. __________________________

c. __________________________

d. __________________________

e. __________________________

f. _________________________

g. _________________________

h. _________________________

i. _________________________

IV. The MONOMYTH (The Hero’s Journey)

a. STAGE 1: _________________________

i. ____________________________

ii. ____________________________: A guide or magical helper appears in order to assist with the journey.

iii. ____________________________: The move from the known/comfortable world into the unknown world (the ______________________).

b. STAGE 2: _________________________

i. ____________________________: The series of tasks that the hero must undergo to begin the transformation.

ii. ____________________________ (_____________________): Center point of the journey; this is when the hero must confront whatever holds ultimate power in his life. To understand himself, the hero must reckon with this ultimate authority figure. This will typically result in some transformation and revelation that the hero must understand in order to achieve his goal.

iii. ____________________________: The achievement of the physical goal of the journey.

c. STAGE 3: _________________________

i. _____________________________

ii. _____________________________/_______________________ (__________): The hero is now comfortable and confident in both the known world and the Shadow Realm and is free to live in the moment.

Monomyth Activity – “Jason and the Golden Fleece” Character/Setting List:

� Iolcus: Jason’s city where he was to be king

� Colchis: City where the fleece was � King Aeetes: Owner of fleece � Argonauts: Hercules, Theseus, Orpheus,

Castor and Pollux: Those who went with Jason

� Medea: King Aeetes’s daughter � Hera: Zeus’s wife

Instructions: Complete the chart for each section of the Hero’s Journey.

Call to Adventure

Threshold Guardians

The Known

Threshold

Helpers

Tests

Atonement with the Father

Transformation/Revelation

Ultimate Boon

The Unknown or Shadowy Realm

The Return

The Known Reward (Freedom to Live)