The Four Stages Of A Hero's Journey

Campbell suggests that heroes develop in stages and that individuals prepare themselves for heroism through a series of challenges that they overcome. Call to adventure, the hero given a task and is called into the unknown. The road of trails, the hero faces many tests of courage. Refusal of return, the hero is tempted to stay where he is and not return back to his main land. The hero is called upon to save the world. At first the hero is very skeptical about going on this adventure. The hero contemplates about going on the adventure because they have no idea where they are headed. They soon come around and decide to go ahead and agree to go the adventure. Even though the hero does not know what is coming next. Once the hero has been through a lot already, they begin the road of trails. This situation is when the hero has to fight through different test. The hero is not on alone on the journey, because the supernatural figure they met before helps them throughout the entire journey. The hero also learns how to do certain things that they might have not known how to do before. This situation helps the hero overcome any fears they had before this very moment. …show more content…
In most cases the hero has been caught by the villain and is waiting to be rescued. By this time the hero has changed so much from the beginning to now. The hero also does not have to continue to be a hero anymore. The hero can choose if they would like to continue their heroic duties or not. Every story is really the same with little differences. They all are about heroes. All the heroes pretty much go through the same exact trials and tribulations. They just change little things like names, setting, and back story. Campbell was right about his theory saying that every story is the same with small