The Voyage of the Hero establishes stages that help the readers connect the journey a hero undertakes. Writers like Joseph Campbell, David Leeming, and Maureen Murdock have devised a unique set of levels in a Hero’s Journey but, it all ties up into one specific topic. One example is that these three authors all end the stage of Apotheosis and Atonement. Joseph Campbell’s Atonement with the Father and Apotheosis states that the hero faces a god or goddess who has the ultimate power over the hero’s life. David Leeming’s Ascension, Apotheosis, and Atonement state that the hero desires to receive glory and achieve the fulfillment of their story. Maureen Murdock’s Healing of the Disconnect with the Masculine and Feminine and Integration of Both
