Hero

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Heros Journey

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Steps of Heros Journey
Status quo
Call to adventure
Resolution
Assistance
New life
Ordinary World
Departure
Return
SpecialWorld
Trials
Result
Approach
Treasure
Crisis
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Shrek Status quo

• Ordinary life heros everyday world (beginning)

• We meet Shrek living alone and happy in the swamp

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Call to adventure

• Faced with invitation or challenge
• Initially refuses the call

• Lord Farquad sends fairytale creatures to swamp
  and Shrek doesnt want them there

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Assistance/Mentor

• Guide or mentor who helps hero on his journey
  (protect or point the way)
• Hero will also have allies/helpers who journey
  with him (sidekick)

• Donkey accompanies Shrek on his journey and overs
  sage advice

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Departure/Crossing threshold

• Leaves ordinary world by crossing the threshold
  (known to unknown)

• Shrek leaves the swamp for the forest

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Trials/Challenges

• Challenges or temptations that try to steer hero
  off course

• The dragon, his insecurity, dealing with donkey

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Approach

• Hero faces biggest ordeal/greatest fear

• Realizes he loves Fiona when alone back at swamp
  but is afraid she wont love him

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Crisis/Ordeal

• Heros darkest hour where he faces death or dies
  and is reborn

• Having to fight for Fiona and hope she loves him
  back

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Treasure/Reward

• Reward from his battle (power/knowledge)

• Wins her love and realization that what matters
  is on the inside

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Result

• What comes from crisis (flee/kill monster)

• Farquad is eaten by dragon and he is hero

Return/Atonement

• Crosses threshold back to normal life

• Returns to swamp with bride

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New life/Restoring order

• Outgrown old life
• Quest has changed hero and must use what he/she
  has learned in new life

• Being happy with himself gives him better outlook
  on life at swamp with friends

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Resolution/Taking new place

• Loose ends are tied up and untangled

• Shrek is married, dragon stays with donkey, and
  fairy tale creatures are happy

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Status quo

• Back normal but upgraded as nothing is ever the
  same after journey

• Back at the swamp with Fiona