Class Notes 2/8

Mr. Sexson explained the 3 steps of every hero story. Step one is about the hero's separation from the home. The next step is some sort of initiation of the hero into another group. The third step is when the hero returns home. This is is seen in the Hero With a Thousand Faces, Star Wars, The Lion King, and nearly every hero story one can think of. The picture above represents the three phases in the hero story. The first is a complete circle representing harmony ,wholeness, and the essence of "hunky dory". The second symbol is a representation of the hero's world split in two and essentially in chaos. The third circle depicts the hero's return to normalcy. It is not a full circle because the character does not exactly return home the same way he or she left it.