Introduction to the Hero's Journey
Think of a story that focuses on a central hero or heroine. What happens to that hero? What things do they experience? What people do they meet and what challenges do they face? Think of another story that focuses on a hero. Do you notice any similarities? [click here for the worksheet we did as a warm-up.]
Take note! Not every story includes ALL the stages of the Hero's Journey. A story can still be considered a "Hero's Journey" if it is missing a few of the stages, or if the stages appear in a different order. Also, scholars sometimes call the stages by different names, but the basic Hero's Journey storyline is the same at the core no matter what we name the stages...