Stars Wars Archetypal Traits of a

Hero

Other Hero Archetypal Traits

Other ArchetypesWhite• White vs. DarkPrincess Leia,

R2D2 Leia’s army • Color of

lightsabers• Storm troopers

once good

Dark

Darth VaderCreatures that harm R2D2 in the beginning

Proves Himself on Quest•Quest for Princess Leia• Luke destroys the first

Death Star, faces Darth Vader, trains with Yoda

Unusual Circumstance of Birth

•Luke never knew who his parents were or where he was born

Leaves Family and lives with others

•Lives with aunt and uncle•Leaves after their death and goes with Obiwan

Traumatic Event Leads to Quest

•Death of aunt and uncle

Special Weapon

•Lightsabor

Journey and Unhealable Wound

• Luke reaches the lowest point in his journey when he faces Vader at Bespin, very much unprepared for the battle. He loses his right hand and, after discovering Vader is his father, jumps to possible death rather than join him. Here, Luke experiences both a physical and emotional wound.

Departure Five Steps1. The Call to Adventure 2. Refusal of the Call3. Supernatural Aid 4. The Crossing of the first

Threshold5. The Belly of the Whale

The Call to Adventure• First given notice that things will change• Meets R2D2 and C-3P0• Princess Leia pleading with Obiwan

from R2D2 that Luke Sees “only hope”• Instructions about erasing Obiwan’s

memory from R2D2

Refusal of the Call •Harvest is coming when his uncle needs him most•“long way away”

Supernatural Help

•Guide magically appears•Obiwan finds him after being attacked by the sand people

Crossing the Threshold• Crosses into the field of adventure• Princess Leia’s full plea seen • Gets introduction into the ways of the

force• Lightsaber• Look at imperial troops ship- go home

to save family from imperial troops

Belly of the Whale• Final separation from hero’s

known world and self• Home is destroyed by imperial

troops killing aunt and uncle • Agrees to go to Alderaan and

become a Jedi like his father

Initiation (meets Chewy and Hans Solo)

6. The Road of Trials7. The meeting with the Goddess8. Woman as Temptress9. Atonement with Father10.Apotheosis11. The Ultimate Boon

The Road of Trials• Series of tests undergo to cross over• space• Lightsaber exercises• Learning to control the force

(defeated @ first, and then gives into the force and succeeds)

Meeting with Goddess

•Meets Princess Leia to rescue her

Woman as Temptress•Women will lead hero

astray (or any other temptation)•Argument between Han

and Luke about Leia

Atonement with Father• Encounter with strong male power• Trying to blow up spaceship vs.

Darth• Luke chooses the good side and

atones for his father's sins (choosing the Dark Side). His father atones for his own past by killing the Emperor to save Luke's life.

Spiritual Apotheosis• God-like state of hero or spiritual gain• At the end, we see Anakin, Yoda, and

Obi-wan in spiritual form, implying that when Luke eventually dies, his spirit will live on.

Ultimate Boon• Achievement in/of the quest• Blew up Empire ship by

trusting in the force-Darth Vader repelled • Receives metal

The Return12. Refusal of the Return 13. The magic flight 14. Rescue from without 15. The crossing of the return threshold 16. Master of the two worlds17. Freedom to live

Refusal of the Return

•Questions why he has to come back

Magic Flight

•Returning from journey-possibly dangerous

Rescue from Without

•Special powers bringing him back to everyday life

Crossing the Return Threshold

• Retain wisdom• Gained and integrate it into

human life• Possibly sharing with others

Master of the Two Worlds

•Achieving balance between two worlds

Freedom to Live• Freedom from fear of

death•Neither anticipating future

of regretting the past