The Importance of the Journey
THE HERO’S JOURNEY
Joseph Campbell’s book, “Hero with a Thousand Faces,” sets up a system that many stories follow. The protagonist:
1. gets a call to adventure,
2. has a mentor appear to help him,
3. leaves the known for the unknown,
4. suffers through tests/trials/traps/temptations,
5. suffers through a crisis,
6. is reborn,
7. gets the treasure (or result they are looking for),
8. and return to the known world to their old life but in an upgraded form, where they are ready for the next adventure.
(TEDed has a great video titled, “What makes a Hero?” by Matthew Winkler)
This boy was driving me crazy! How could he be SO different than his three big brothers? He couldn’t sit still. He wouldn’t do what I asked him to. I was pulling my hair out! Something had to change.
I’m a history teacher. I LOVE history, especially exploring the cycles in history. I get excited when I see how things like entrepreneurship have changed the world.