Category Archives: The Hero’s Journey

Meaning: “In storytelling, an archetype is a character who represents a specific set of universal, recognizable behaviors.” Examples of Archetypes: The Warrior: aka the man with the plan. The hero of the story, who’s a warrior. i.e. Hercules from Hercules The Child: Innocent naive characters who see the world is a lovely happy light untilContinue reading “Character Archetypes”

Act I: Ordinary World: The young rebellious teenager Jaclyn attends high school in Brooklyn, New York. She lives with her father and her little brother Christian, and she’s a struggling drug addict. Call to Adventure: Jaclyn isn’t able to pay her drug dealer the money she owns him, so her drug dealer (Jake) decides toContinue reading “The Hero’s Journey: Your Own Plot”

ACT I: Ordinary World: Lead Character “Sara”’s mother just died. Her mother died in a car accident when she was speeding down the highway to get to her daughter’s Julliard entry audition. Call to Adventure: Sara is then forced to move homes, and move and live with her deadbeat father who never care doubt herContinue reading “The Hero’s Journey: “Save the Last Dance””

Act I: Ordinary World Call to Adventure Refusal of the Call Meeting with the Mentor Crossing the First Threshold Act II: Tests, Allies, Enemies Approach to the Inmost Cave Ordeal Reward Act III: The Road Back Resurrection Return with the Elixir