1. Which of the following describes Joseph Campbell's book? 1 point
When we follow a good story, we tend to follow the journey a character makes from beginning to
end. We can't wait to find out what happens next. It's a page-turner, there are obstacles at every
stage and crucial choices that characters have to make in order to overcome these obstacles.
Eventually, we pick up another story. We have an appetite for stories. There are so many for us to
choose from -- in libraries, in bookshops, and on our screens - and each story seems new and
exciting
Well, in fact, oftentimes this is not true. We are led to believe these stories are new even though a
lot of them follow a simple formula. When we stop to think about it, many of these stories have
more similarities than we might think
In the 1940s, the writer and professor, Joseph Campbell, noticed that a lot of his favorite stories
shared a similar structure. He decided to write about it in his book. The Hero with a Thousand
Faces. Today, this story structure is popularly known as "The Hero's Journey" Stories that use
this structure loosely follow a similar series of general events, otherwise known as plot points
The hero is the main character in the story. He or she sets off on an adventure, or quest to
accomplish a specific goal. Below are just a few of the steps all heroes face in the "Hero's
Journey" story plot. Popular stories like The Hobbir and The Hunger Games follow this structure
It shows how a lot of stories Pollow the same plot structure.
It reveals the different kind of hero stories that can exist.
It explores how every hero story is special in its own way
It discusses how the typical hero story has become boring and overdone,