Instructions
In Unit 3, you explored myth. In Unit 5, you explored some of the amazing ways literature impacts society and individual lives. In this assignment you are going to take what you have learned from both units and create your own hero’s journey.
In this literary artifact, you will determine a hero and a setting (ancient, future, or somewhere in between). You can give them superpowers or special skills, gods/goddesses to help them on the journey, or any other mythic or literary tool to help your hero complete their journey.
Organization:
Present:
a hero’s journey in narrative form. Include each component:
Call to adventure:
Where is the hero going and why are they going there? (1 well-developed paragraph)
Challenges and temptations
How does the hero overcome these? Are the gods called upon, is a technology used, or does the hero have superpowers? Remember in the hero’s journey, you can be super creative. (these occur throughout the story. Avoid putting them all into one paragraph)
Revelation
What causes a dramatic change in the hero? (1 well-developed paragraph)
Transformation
In what ways does the hero change or transform? (1 well-developed paragraph)
Atonement
How does the hero confront the story’s revelation? (1 well-developed paragraph)
Return
How is the hero victorious? (1 well-developed paragraph)
Analyze:
the ‘how’ and the ‘why’ the hero captures our hearts and imaginations. Think about why we want and need heroes and hero figures. Do we expect those we do make into heroes (celebrities, sports figures, etc.) to be superhuman and exempt from the types of challenges and temptations we face?
Reflect:
on how you might develop this into a longer story and the ways your hero’s journey can impact or inspire the lives of others. (1 or more well-developed paragraphs)
