Justin Murray Final Exam

I will never forget the "Hero's Journey". The "Hero's Journey" is a way to show the beginning of the character and the end result. You can also use it to show the plot of the story. The "Hero's Journey" makes so much sense to me. You could build any type of story with a "Hero's Journey".
The Hero's Journey begins with the seperation, and that is where the main character gets "called" to do something and leaves to pursue it. Then it goes to the Initiation, where the problem of the story usually happens. Then some sort of mentor helps the character "transform" into a better person. Return is last, and in the return stage the character comes back or does something to make the world a better place.
A good example of the Hero's Journey is The Odyssey. In this story Odysseus, goes to war and is trying to get home. On the way home problems arise. Odysseus gets through the problems and eventually comes back home. When he gets home there are people trying to take his kingdom. Odysseus kills them and restores his kingdom.
You can also use the Hero's Journey in short parts of a story. In the Odyssey, Odysseus has to enter the land of the dead to find his way home. So to enter the land of the dead Odysseus sacrifices a black lamb and an ewe. Then he enters the "abyss" That is the Land of the dead/Hell. He sees Teiresias and gets taught about what will happen. Then Odysseus transforms by learning how to get home. With the creation being he doesn't tell his men that they shall die.