His new companions will help him with the tests and trials.
He will also encounter new characters and sort out friends from foes. The Hero should not succeed at every test, he should know what failure feels like (because this will make him grow). He learns new things and skills that will prepare him for the Ordeal that’s to come. The Hero explores this new and unknown world and goes through tests and trials within this unfamiliar setting. The threshold is also guarded by a Guardian or Gatekeeper, which means the Hero must prove to be worthy in order to pass the threshold. While the Mentor lead the Hero to the threshold, the Hero has to cross it on his own. This new unknown and dangerous world contains rules the Hero is not familiar with. The key word is that the Mentor offers help and guidance while the Hero is the one who should complete the journey.Īt the end of this first part, the Departure, the Hero commits to leaving the Ordinary World and crossing into the adventure and the Special World. The Hero meets a guide or protector or some form of magical helper-often a seasoned traveler-who offer the Hero training, knowledge, confidence, advice, and such that will help the Hero on his journey. The Hero experience some refusal to answer the call and turn away from the adventure, perhaps by feelings of insecurity, obligation, or fear of the unknown. This is where he is beginning a new stage in his life. The Hero is being prompted to leave the Ordinary World for the Special World. Within his Ordinary World, the Hero receives some form of information that shakes up the situation and acts as the call to adventure. He has a sad, boring life that usually gets the reader to sympathize and/or identify with him. He is shown in his Ordinary World, which is nothing special and a complete contrast to the Special World he will later venture into. Now, let’s dive deeper into these different stages of The Hero’s Journey. The third part, the Return, include the following stages: The second part, the Initiation, include the following stages: The first part, the Departure, include the following stages: That brings us to the different stages The Hero’s Journey is divided into:Ĭrossing the Threshold to the Special WorldĪll of these stages are divided into the three parts I mentioned above. However, while the Three Act Structure focus on plot points, the focus in The Hero’s Journey lies on the stages the Hero goes through. This is a similar pattern to that of the Three Act Structure ( The Setup, The Confrontation, and The Resolution). All the different points on his journey is what creates the framework. In its basic form, The Hero’s Journey follows the archetype called The Hero on his journey to achieve great deeds.
While Joseph Campbell’s monomyth is described to have seventeen stages, I will focus on Christopher Vogler’s version (which is divided into twelve stages) and break them down for you. This pattern of adventure and transformation is a universal one that runs through all kinds of mythic traditions across the world.Ĭhristopher Vogler has simplified this pattern in his The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. The Hero’s Journey is a narrative pattern identified by Joseph Campbell, most notably outlined in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces.
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