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A Classic Way to Create Stories
Todays story pattern
was discovered by
Joseph Campbell in
1949.
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After studying many cultures myths, Campbell
said most of them boiled down to the same
basic story. He called this the monomyth (one
story)
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Versions of the monomyth often include
certain recurring character types that we call
archetypes. Though they make look very
different in different stories, they have the
same basic job in the story
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Heroes- Heroes go
from living an
unfulfilling normal life
and being a novice to
being a master
Ex. Will in Sky High
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The hero always has
greatness inside
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Person or event that
issues the Call to
Adventure. Shakes up
the heros
uncomfortable
normal life
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Mentors- Train heroes
and give them their
guiding principles.
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Threshold Guardians-
forces that stand in
the way at important
turning points. Can
include fear, rivals,
gatekeepers, etc.
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Villains and enemies
or sometimes the
characters darker
desires.
Dark version of hero
Ex. Meta Knight, Dark Link, Dark Samus
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Add an element of
randomness to the
adventure. Often
encourage hero to
change through their
actions
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Characters who help
the hero through the
change
Ex. Sidekicks, friends,
girlfriends
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