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Hero’s or Archetypal Journey

Hero’s or Archetypal Journey. Key Vocabulary Hero, archetype, tragedy, quest, and the eight-step transformation. Hero. someone that is distinguished by exceptional courage, nobility, and strength. Archetype. representing an original type after which other similar things are patterned

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Hero’s or Archetypal Journey

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  1. Hero’s or Archetypal Journey Key Vocabulary Hero, archetype, tragedy, quest, and the eight-step transformation

  2. Hero • someone that is distinguished by exceptional courage, nobility, and strength

  3. Archetype • representing an originaltype after which other similar things are patterned • recurring patterns of human behavior, symbolized by standard types of characters in movies and stories

  4. Quest • the act of searching for something

  5. Tragedy • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

  6. Freewrite(5 Minutes) What journey in life have you experienced? What was the end result of your journey? Did you experience or undergo a change or transformation?

  7. Eight-Step Transformation

  8. “Every challenge or change we face in life is a journey.”

  9. “Every move to a new school, job, or city opens the chance to stop being what we were and to start being what we can become.”

  10. “The journey is a process of self-discovery and self-integration, of maintaining balance and harmony in our lives.”

  11. “As with any process of growth and change, a journey can be confusing and painful, but it brings opportunities to develop confidence, perspective and a new way of being in our world.”

  12. “Understanding the Journey pattern can help us understand the literature we read, the movies we see, and the experiences which shape our life.”

  13. REMEMBER: “The journey is a single process, an individual adventure towards growth and transformation.”

  14. 5-Step Journey

  15. The Departure The hero is called to adventure although he is reluctant to accept.

  16. Departure 1: Superman leaves Planet Krypton in the crystal star even though he is a child and does not fully comprehend this experience.

  17. Departure 2: Superman leaves his aging mother behind in his small town of Smallville.

  18. Initiation The hero crosses a threshold into a new, more dangerous world, gaining a more mature perspective.

  19. 1st Threshold: He leaves his home in Smallville as Clark Kent and creates a new home as Superman (initiation).

  20. 2nd Threshold: He leaves his home once again and moves to the city of METROPOLIS to work at the Daily Planet and to live a dual life (Clark Kent & Superman).

  21. 2nd Threshold: He leaves his home once again and moves to the city of METROPOLIS to work at the Daily Planet and to live a dual life (Clark Kent & Superman). He leaves his world in Smallville and finds his first (new) love in Lois Lane.

  22. The Road of Trials The hero is given supernatural aid, and he endures tests of strength, resourcefulness, and endurance.

  23. The Innermost Cave The hero descends into the innermost cave, an underworld, or some other place of great trial. Sometimes this place can be within a hero’s own mind. Because of this trial, the hero is reborn in some way—physically, emotionally, or spiritually. Through this experience, the hero changes internally.

  24. The Return & Reintegration with Society The hero uses his new wisdom to restore fertility and order to the land.

  25. 8-Step Journey

  26. SEPARATION (from known) 1. THE CALL

  27. Departure 1: Superman leaves Planet Krypton in the crystal star even though he is a child and does not fully comprehend this experience.

  28. Departure 2: Superman leaves his aging mother behind in his small town of Smallville.

  29. SEPARATION (from known) 2. THE THRESHOLD (guardians and helpers)

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