Hero's journey

Posted: July 5, 2017, 10:56am In one of the talks at the TED Radio Hour by Guy Raz, I came across one of the fundamental narrative frameworks that the Cinema industry exploits in their work: The Hero’s Journey. Joseph Campbell, an American Mythologist came up with a pattern of how the typical adventure of an archetype, The Hero, takes place. ... Read More

Teach the Hero's Journey, or Monomyth, using 12 steps created by Joseph Campbell at StoryboardThat. Lesson includes examples, templates, and free activities.

Handout: "The Hero's Journey: steps and descriptions below adapted from Joseph Campbell" (author unknown) ...

The Hero's Journey, or monomyth, is a common story structure first documented by Joseph Campbell that many writers use today to write engaging fiction stories.

According to psychologist Carl Jung, there are divisions into one's mind. The "Self" (often described as "Higher-Self" or "Soul") is what hold all of those divisions together (or try to). It is what

Reviewing hero’s journey examples can simplify this concept and aid in understanding. Explore each step of the journey and clear examples.

A picture speaks a thousand words! We love words, and we love pictures too. In case you haven't noticed, we're big fans of the Hero's Journe...

The Hero’s Journey isn’t formulaic in the traditional sense of being restrictive. Rather, as I was taught, you can forget all about the hero’s journey and write your story (or eve…

Ever since the word “viral” (in relation to content) entered the general lexicon of the internet, achieving it has been the ultimate goal of every person publishing content online. As coveted as this goal has become however, actually “going viral” in any kind of consistent way has eluded most, even skilled marketers. As a result, its […]

In 45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters, Victoria Lynn Schmidt distinguishes the Heroine’s Journey from Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. Her He…

Learn about the Hero's Journey, the most popular story structure in history, in this master guide. Includes a definitive definition and examples.

A poster with illustrations demonstrating shortly the monomyth containing the path of the main hero of the story.

What a "Hero's Journey" Looks Like.

Hero's Journey by Matthew Winkler - TED

In this lesson, students create an eBook identifying and explaining the events in the hero's journey, or monomyth, in a text they are reading.

The heroine’s journey is an inner journey to integrate the parts of ourselves that we don’t allow expression for fear we would not be accepted by others. Stages of the journey include…

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Joseph Cambell’s The Hero’s Journey: Summary of the Steps Adapted from Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (MCLI) Maricopa Community Colleges URL: (Scroll to bottom of page for…

The Trickster archetype of the Hero's Journey provides comic relief and shows the desire for change. Read here how to implement the Trickster into your story!