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Note to the teacherpreview the PPT before showing since I have
made some notes to the teacher (in RED) to
explain things along the way. Once you
understand the ppt – delete those slides.
Note to teacher - continued
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Also, please note I have made notes to the teacher on certain slides
Modern Day Myth
The Odyssey
Harry Potter
The Wizard of Oz
Star Wars
I. The Call to AdventureHero is called to
adventure by mistake or called by a herald who summons the hero.
This call comes at a time when the hero is ready for inner growth.
Agamemnon and Odysseus
Who calls Harry Potter to adventure?
Harry Potter Hagrid (on behalf of Dumbledore)
Who calls Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz to
adventure?
DorothyGet’s called by a tornado
II. The Refusal of the Call• The hero is not
always eager to assume the adventure offered. This kind of hero is called a reluctant hero.
Agamemnon calling Odysseus to war. Odysseus is a “reluctant” or “unwilling” hero.
III. The Refusal of the Call• The hero has the
opportunity to reject the call. If the hero refuses, his or her life may enter a state of paralysis until something happens to release him or her. (continued) Agamemnon calling
Odysseus to war. Odysseus is a “reluctant” or “unwilling” hero.
The Refusal of the Call• The hero may want
to answer the call to adventure and this kind of hero is called a willing hero.
Agamemnon calling Odysseus to war. Odysseus is a “reluctant” or “unwilling” hero.
Is Harry Potter a “willing” or “reluctant”
Hero?
Harry Potter is a Willing Hero
Is Dorothy a “willing” or “reluctant” Hero?
Dorothy is a reluctant hero
Supernatural Aid
• The hero encounters a helper as the journey begins: a guide and protector (often an old woman or old man)
Athena
Supernatural Aid
• The protector usually appears to one who has already accepted the call but not always. The helper is often a wizard, hermit, or shepherd.
Athena
Who is Harry Potter’s Supernatural Aid?
Dumbledore
Who is Dorothy’s Supernatural Aid?
Glinda the Good Witch
IV. The Crossing of the 1st Threshold
• The hero goes beyond the boundaries of everyday life accompanied by the guide and faces dangerous forces of the unknown.
Harry Potter encounters…
“Fluffy” in Harry Potter
Do you notice any similarities to characters
in Greek Mythology?
Dorothy encounters…
Wicked Witch
V. Belly of the Whale
• The hero is “swallowed” up by the unknown.
• (Gate to Hades)• There he awaits the
rebirth or release from this state.
Where isHarry Potter’s
Belly of the Whale
Hogwarts
Where isDorothy’s
Belly of the Whale
Yellow Brick Road
Wizard of Oz
VI. The Road of Trials
• The hero undergoes a series of trials often on a perilous journey.
• The guide or other helpers support him.
• Each trial prepares him for the ultimate goal.
The Road of Trials
• Each trial may bring new victories.
• Victories may be repeated but are not lasting.
Take a minute to listat least 8 trials that
Odysseus had to deal with to get back home.
1. Cyclops2. 3.4.
What trials did Harry Potter encounter?
For exampleHarry had to:
√Get the Sorcerer’s Stone√Fight “the one who shall not be named.”√Find the Horcruxes
What trials did Dorothy encounter?
Dorothy’s trial is to get the broom of the wicked witch
Trials for Dorothy include the flying monkeys
More trials for Dorothy
Dorothy and the Poppy Field
(Remind you of …Odysseus and the Lotus Eaters?)
Helpers
Helpers are not in your packet butare worth mentioning because allgreat heroes have helpers!
Odysseus
Could not make it home without help.
Scylla and Charybdis
“Additional Helpers” Athena his wise guide. Circe
Odyssey
Tiresias
Odysseus’ helpers are his men!
Harry Potter had helpers!
Battles with Snape
Besides --- Harry’sWise Guide Dumbledore
Harry Potter
Harry’s main supportersthrough his trials
are Ron and Hermoine
Dorothy had helpers!
Helpers for DorothyCowardly Lion, Strawman, Tinman
And, ofCourse, her WiseGuideGlinda
VII. The Magical Flight
• This is often the climax where the hero defeats the antagonist using his or her new knowledge.
(Continued)
The Magical Flight
• The hero returns to the world from which he came accompanied by his guardian.
Harry Potter
Dorothy
Glinda who tells Dorothy that she has had the power to go home theentire time.
VIII. The Crossing of the Return Threshold
• The hero leaves the realm of the unknown and returns from the dark to the light. The transition is not easy.
• He may hold the belief that those from his former world cannot comprehend what the hero has learned.
IX. Master of the Two Worlds
• The hero through the journey, has won the ability to pass back and forth from one world to the other.
X. Freedom to Live
• The hero can now live with the new freedom as a result of the journey, having matured and grown.
• Fear of death has no power over him.
Review your notes and complete the questions on pages 3 & 4
I. Call to Adventure
II. The Refusal of the Call
III. Supernatural Aid
IV. The crossing of the First Threshold
V. The Belly of the Whale
VI. Road of Trials
VII. The Magical Flight
VIII. The crossing of the Return Threshold
IX. Master of Two Worlds
X. Freedom to Live
Student Handout
Hero’s Journey Odyssey Harry Potter Dorothy
A. Call to Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No Adventure
Yes Yes Yes
Agamennon Hagrid TwisterAthena (Dumbledore) Neighbor
Hero’s Journey Odyssey Harry Potter Dorothy
B. Refusal of Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No
The Call
No Willing Unwilling he accepts accepts accepts
Reluctant Dumbledore GlindaObligated
Hero’s Journey Odyssey Harry Potter Dorothy
C. Supernatural Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No
Aid
Yes Yes Yes
Athena Dumbledore Glinda
Hero’s Journey Odyssey Harry Potter Dorothy
D. Crossing the Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No
1st Threshold
Yes Yes Yes
Cyclops Fluffy WickedOr WitchPoseidon
Hero’s Journey Odyssey Harry Potter Dorothy
E. Belly of the
Whale
orUnknown JourneyRebirth
Hades Hogwarts Yellow Brick Road
Hero’s Journey Odyssey Harry Potter Dorothy
F. Road of See List Adventures Yellow Brick
Trials at Hogwarts Road
Helpers continued on next slide
Hero’s Journey Odyssey Harry Potter Dorothy
F. Road of
Trials (cont.)
Road of Trails
Often has Helpers Men Hermoine Lion
Ron Scarecrow
Tin man
Hero’s Journey Odyssey Harry Potter Dorothy
G. Magical Flight Athena Dumbledore Glinda
Accompanied
Hero’s Journey Odyssey Harry Potter Dorothy
H Crossing the Return Not Returns Returns
Threshold Easy Repeatedly Home &
Sees Value
of Home.
Hero’s Journey Odyssey Harry Potter Dorothy
I. Master of 2 Makes a Yes No
Worlds Choice Passes
Easily
Between
the 2
Hero’s Journey Odyssey Harry Potter Dorothy
J. Freedom Yes Yes Yes
To Live
The End
End of initial teaching phase Comparing Odyssey, HP, andWizard of Oz
Teacher needs to decide if theyare going to show Star Wars.before proceeding from here.
How does Star Warsexemplify
The Hero’s Journey?
NOTE TO TEACHER - We show The History Channel – They Legacy RevealedWhere George Lucas talks about the Hero’s Journey.However you can show the movie Star Wars and use the next sheet.
Student Handout
Student Handout
Student Handout - pdf
KEY Student Handout - pdf
KEY Student Handout - pdf
KEY Student Handout - pdf
Bonus examples – add them if you want them!
Other examples
I. Call to Adventure
The frog who visits the princess by the wooded well in The Frog King, or King Arthur's Great White Hart in Le Morte D'Arthur.
II. The Refusal of the Call
Briar Rose's refusal of the end of adolescence and
III. Supernatural Aid
Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, whose gift to Luke Skywalker is his father's lightsaber.
IV. The crossing of the First Threshold
V. The Belly of the Whale
Hercules dives into the sea-monster's throat to save Hesione (Campbell, pg. 91), or Little Red Riding Hood is swallowed by the wolf.
VI. Road of Trials
Psyche's trials as doled out by Venus as she tries to find Cupid.
VII. The Magical Flight
In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood refuse to look upon the Ark as it is opened, knowing the knowledge imparted to them would also kill them. The entities that emerge from the Ark at first are beautiful and then transform into hags.
VIII. The crossing of the Return Threshold
In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indy begins his journey by searching for the Holy Grail, but in the end he must leave it behind and realizes that the true Elixir is the renewed relationship with his father.
IX. Master of Two Worlds
Review your notes and complete the questions on page 3
X. Freedom to Live
In Sleeping Beauty, Briar Rose gives up her fears of adulthood and with the prince enters back into the ordinary world, where life continues as it had been before her ordeal.