ELA - Hero's Journey

What is the hero’s journey?

A cycle that begins and ends in a hero’s ordinary world but the quest passes through an unfamilar special world, along the way there are key events.

Where does the hero’s journey start?

Status Quo

1:00

Call to adventure: The hero recieves a mysterious message, an invitation, a challenge

2:00

Assistance: The hero needs some help, probably from someone older, wiser

3:00

Departure: The hero crosses the threshold from his normal safe home and enters the special world and adventure

4:00

Trials: The hero solves a riddle, slays a monster, escapes from a trap

5:00

Approach: It’s time to face the biggest ordeal, the hero’s worst fear

6:00

Crisis: The hero’s darkest death, and possibly even dies, only to be reborn

7:00

Treasure: As a result, the hero claims some treasure, special recognition or power.

8:00

Result: Varies between the stories. Does the monster bow down before the hero? Or do they chase him as he flees from the special world?

9:00

Return: After all that adventure, the hero returns to his oridinary world

10:00

New Life: This quest has changed the hero and has outgrown his old life

11:00

Resolution: All the tangled plot lines gets straightened out

12:00

Status Quo: Upgraded to a new level, everything isn’t the same when your a hero

Ordinary World

The hero’s normal everyday life at the beginning of the story

Special World

The new, unfamiliar, or extrodianry life a hero enters after they leave the ordinary world.