To start, all stories consist of common structural elements and 12 stages that compose the Hero’s journey. To begin with, the Ordinary World is where the Hero lives and experiences daily life problems. The Ordinary World illustrates the Hero's identity, motives, unique characteristics, and flaws. The Call to Adventure sets the story by disrupting the Hero's Ordinary World. Thus, creating an unbalanced universe and shows the risks of not accepting the challenge. A hero refuses the journey because of insecurities and fears that have surfaced from the call to adventure. The Hero is not willing to makes changes, preferring the safe haven of the Ordinary World. The Hero encounters a Mentor to guide them through his/her journey. The Hero can gain
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As a result, maps may be reviewed,attacks planned,and possibly the enemy’s forces whittled down before the Hero can face his greatest fear or the supreme danger lurking in the Special World. In the Ordeal, the hero may directly taste death,or witness the death of an Ally or Mentor or even cause that death. The Ordeal may put the Hero against a Shadow or Villain, and the Hero's failure heightens the stakes and questions the Journey’s success. The Hero has survived death,overcame his greatest fear,slayed the dragon, or weathered the crisis of the heart,and now earns the reward that he sought. The Hero must finally recommit to completing the Journey and accept the road back to the Ordinary World. A Hero's success in the Special World may make it difficult to return. The Hero faces the resurrection, his most dangerous meeting with death. The final life and death ordeal shows that the Hero has maintained and can apply all that he has brought back to the Ordinary World. The return with the Elixir is the final reward earned on the Hero's Journey. The Hero has been resurrected,purified,and has earned the right to be accepted back into the Ordinary World and share the Elixir of the
As a result, maps may be reviewed,attacks planned,and possibly the enemy’s forces whittled down before the Hero can face his greatest fear or the supreme danger lurking in the Special World. In the Ordeal, the hero may directly taste death,or witness the death of an Ally or Mentor or even cause that death. The Ordeal may put the Hero against a Shadow or Villain, and the Hero's failure heightens the stakes and questions the Journey’s success. The Hero has survived death,overcame his greatest fear,slayed the dragon, or weathered the crisis of the heart,and now earns the reward that he sought. The Hero must finally recommit to completing the Journey and accept the road back to the Ordinary World. A Hero's success in the Special World may make it difficult to return. The Hero faces the resurrection, his most dangerous meeting with death. The final life and death ordeal shows that the Hero has maintained and can apply all that he has brought back to the Ordinary World. The return with the Elixir is the final reward earned on the Hero's Journey. The Hero has been resurrected,purified,and has earned the right to be accepted back into the Ordinary World and share the Elixir of the