I always wondered where did great writers find such strength. What made their stories so good? How could I write a story that has the power of touching people’s heart and spirit? What is the secret of a successful novel writing? Every story in the world since the dawn of time, seemingly shared similar ideas and a common structure. Each hero from every culture goes through similar steps. Joseph Campbell is one of those who discovered this principle and introduced the concept of Monomyth or “the hero's journey” in his best-seller: “The Hero with a Thousand Faces.” “Star Wars”, for instance, is one of the scenarios which follows almost to the letter the hero's journey’s principle, with the incredible impact that it had. Christopher Vogler was
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The hero has to face a challenge. Neo is in his office when he receives a call from Morpheus. This one informs Neo that government agents are searching for him. Neo, guided by Morpheus, tries to escape the agents by climbing one of the sides of the building. 3: Refusal of the call. At this moment, the hero hesitates and is afraid to pursue the adventure. The fear comes up and Neo renounces this dangerous enterprise. Thus, he turns himself in to the agents whose Agent Smith, who represent the principal villain, is the shadow archetype. 4: Meeting with the Mentor. A character appears to help the hero to overcome his fear named the mentor, another archetype. Neo meets Trinity who leads him to Morpheus, endorsing the role of the mentor. Morpheus makes Neo aware that during all of this time, he was living in a virtual world. 5: Crossing the Threshold. This step symbolizes the moment where the hero is completely involved. He crosses the first threshold to the special world. Neo takes the red pill and awakens in the real world. Morpheus reveals that machines took power centuries ago, and now are maintaining people in “The Matrix”, using them as batteries. Morpheus believes Neo to be “The One” who will free
The hero has to face a challenge. Neo is in his office when he receives a call from Morpheus. This one informs Neo that government agents are searching for him. Neo, guided by Morpheus, tries to escape the agents by climbing one of the sides of the building. 3: Refusal of the call. At this moment, the hero hesitates and is afraid to pursue the adventure. The fear comes up and Neo renounces this dangerous enterprise. Thus, he turns himself in to the agents whose Agent Smith, who represent the principal villain, is the shadow archetype. 4: Meeting with the Mentor. A character appears to help the hero to overcome his fear named the mentor, another archetype. Neo meets Trinity who leads him to Morpheus, endorsing the role of the mentor. Morpheus makes Neo aware that during all of this time, he was living in a virtual world. 5: Crossing the Threshold. This step symbolizes the moment where the hero is completely involved. He crosses the first threshold to the special world. Neo takes the red pill and awakens in the real world. Morpheus reveals that machines took power centuries ago, and now are maintaining people in “The Matrix”, using them as batteries. Morpheus believes Neo to be “The One” who will free