Elements of Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth - Mr：约瑟夫坎贝尔monomyth元素先生. Pratt.pptx

Terms to Understand ? Monomyth ( the hero's journey): refers to a basic pattern found in many narratives from around the world. This widely distributed pattern was described by Campbell in The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949). ? Epic: A long narrative poem written in elevated style, in which heroes of great historical or legendary importance perform valorous deeds. The setting is vast in scope, covering great nations, the world, or the universe, and the action is important to the history of a nation or people. The Iliad , the Odyssey , and the Aeneid are some great epics from world literature, and two great epics in English are Beowulf and Paradise Lost . (The American Heritage ? New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition ) The Departure Part One The Call to Adventure The hero starts off in a mundane situation of normality from which some information is received that acts as a call to head off into the unknown. Refusal of the Call Often when the call is given, the future hero refuses to heed it. This may be from a sense of duty or obligation, fear, insecurity, a sense of inadequacy, or any of a range of reasons that work to hold the person in his or her current circumstances. Supernatural Aid Once the hero mitted to the quest, consciously or unconsciously, his or her guide and magical helper appears, or es known. More often than not, this supernatural mentor will present the hero with one or more talismans or artifacts that will aid them later in their quest. The Crossing of the First Threshold This is the point where the person actually crosses into the field of adventure, leaving the known limits of his or her world and venturing into an unknown and dangerous realm where the rules and limits are not known. Belly of the Whale The belly of the whale represents the final separation from the hero's known world and self. By entering this stage, the person shows willingness to undergo a metamorphosis. The Initiation Part T