Joseph Campbell and the Hero's Journey Group at eNotes

The Hero's Journey 60 Day Sojourn

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:58:22 PST

For those of you interested in The Hero's Journey, how can we use this pattern in classes so that students can be self-reflective? This may take us beyond "Why do we have to read this stuff?" If students see how much can be gleaned from reading myths or legends from other cultures, perhaps they may see that no matter what the time period or geographic location, people have more in common than they realize.

I created an...

I give a handout outlining the seventeen steps of the Hero's Journey...

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:28:41 PST

I give a handout outlining the seventeen steps of the Hero's Journey Pattern:The Departure Stage: - the Call to Adventure - the Refusal of the Call - Supernatural Aid - Crossing the First Threshold - Entering the Belly of the WhaleThe Initiation Stage: - The Road of Trials - Meeting with the God/Goddess - Meeting the Temptor/Temptress - The Atonement With the...

· An arduous physical or psychological journey fraught with trials,...

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:47:29 PST

· An arduous physical or psychological journey fraught with trials, testing and temptation. · Ultimately the hero or heroine must rely on his or her own strength, wits and resources to emerge victorious. · The journey ascends to a high spiritual plane and returns or descends into darkness and returns · The journey leads to an incandescent transformation or to self realization. · Something of great importance or lasting value is...

I've been using this condensed handout of the key elements of Campbell's...

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:46:33 PST

I've been using this condensed handout of the key elements of Campbell's "Hero's Journey" for years, for everything from the Epic of Gilgamesh onward. In "The Hero With a Thousand Faces", Joseph Campbell defined the thirteen common elements of the hero's journey as: · Mysterious, unusual or miraculous circumstances of birth. · Mysterious, unusual or miraculous circumstances of birth. · A...

The Hero's Journey in Literature

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:45:10 PST

Does anyone teach the Hero's Journey as a tool for analyzing litertature? I use it with: Gawain and the Green Knight; By the Waters of Babylon; The Odyssey; The Hobbit; Great Expectations; Around the World in Eighty Days; and a multitude of myths and legends. I also use it to create introspection questions for personal reflection, and students write poetry based on their journal entries.

How do you address the various...