The Hero’s Journey

Anna McCraith, Natasha Walsh, John Hay, Matthew Hamill

Refusal of the Call

This method helps build the heroes journey and motivation further.

Luke Skywalker Refuses Ben Kenobi’s advice of becoming the new Jedi era.

Luke then lists his reasons of why he cannot take this burden, showing what our hero has to lose, the stakes at hand.

Ben Kenobi warns Luke of returning to his relatives showing the aspects of threat and danger toward our hero.

Once returning to find the remains of his loved ones Lukes words are ‘there is nothing here for me anymore’. This symbolising the acceptance of his role.

The journey begins as Luke asks Kenobi can he still train and travel with him. This symbolising Luke Crossing the Threshold Beginning his path.

Without the Refusal Luke’s Journey would not have the meaning it does

once he accepts. The motives are morevengeful, not heroic.

Refusal of the Call

1. Avoidance 2. Excuses 3. Persistent Refusal Leads to Tragedy

4. Conflicting Calls5. Positive refusals 6. Willing Heroes

7. Threshold guardians 8. The Secret Door

Heroes and Mentors

Sources of Wisdom

Arya and Syrio- Game of Thrones

Bilbo and Gandalf- Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit

Spyro and Ignitus- The Legend of Spyro

Luke Skywalker and Yoda- Star Wars

Harry and Dumbledore- Harry Potter

Mentors in Folklore and Myth

Chiron: A Prototype

Unlike most centaurs in Greek mythology, Chiron was kind, calm and respected. He was the teacher of many Greek heroes like Hercules, Jason, Perseus and Theseus. He was highly revered among the gods as a teacher and a tutor as well as a respectable father-figure as he had to raise many of the young heroes from infancy.

Chiron is seen as the archetypal Mentor as he helped guide the heroes of Greek mythology through life and helped prepare them for any danger they would face. When he died Zeus rewarded him with the highest honour he could bestow, he transformed him into the zodiac Sagittarius.

In Greek mythology, the goddess Athena took the form of Mentor, the son of Hercules, encourage Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, to find his father who was fighting in the Trojan War. - The Odyssey of Homer

Avoiding Mentor Cliches

Hannibal Lecter- Silence of the Lambs

Fagin- Oliver and Company

Misdirection

Mentor-Hero Conflicts

Thorin Oakenshield and the Dragon sickness- The Hobbit

Rodney Copperbottom and Mr Bigweld- Robots

Alfred leaving Bruce Wayne’s Crusade- The Dark Knight Rises

Mentor-driven Stories

Mentors as evolved Hero

Ender and Colonel Graff - Enders Game

Fletcher and Andrew- Whiplash

Gandalf The Grey to Gandalf the White- The Lord of the Rings

Obi Wan Kenobi- Star Wars

Threshold Guardians

Cerberus - Greek Mythology

Fluffy - Harry Potter

Zazu- The Lion King

The Crossing Rough Landing

Morpheus makes Neo decide on which pill to take- The Matrix

Peter Denying Jesus 3 times - Mark, 14:66

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