In 1949, Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces introduced the idea of the monomyth, or the hero’s journey. The monomyth is a template utilized in narrative storytelling and chronicles a hero’s trials and tribulations as they go on a life changing journey. In Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Christopher Boone joins the ranks of the heros that have come before him as he investigates the death of a dog.
The monomyth is commonly broken down into 12 stages: Ordinary World; Call to Adventure; Refusal of the Call; Meeting with the Mentor; Crossing the Threshold; Tests, Allies, and Enemies; Approach; Ordeal; Reward; Road Back; Resurrection; and Return with Elixir. These stages act as a basic structure for
The monomyth is commonly broken down into 12 stages: Ordinary World; Call to Adventure; Refusal of the Call; Meeting with the Mentor; Crossing the Threshold; Tests, Allies, and Enemies; Approach; Ordeal; Reward; Road Back; Resurrection; and Return with Elixir. These stages act as a basic structure for