the hero's journey for esl teachers
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MAKING THE COMPLEX SIMPLE: THE HERO’S JOURNEY IN FILM
2das Jornadas Internacionales Literatura y Medios Audiovisuales
en Lenguas Extranjeras
Universidad Nacional de San Martín lES en Lenguas Vivas “J.R. Fernández”
19, 20 y 21 septiembre 2013
Bárbara Paola García www.madaboutelt.com
SOMEONE WHO DID SOMETHING GREAT
SOMEONE WHO HELPS OTHERS
A PERSON WITH SPECIAL POWERS
AN ADVENTURER
SOMEONE WHO IS NEVER AFRAID
62% 35%
OTHERS
3%
Kids 11 to 14 years old
JOSEPH CAMPBELL AMERICAN MYTHOLOGIST
(1904-1987)
THE ARCHETYPAL HERO (FOLLOWING JUNG)
THE MONOMYTH (HERO’S JOURNEY)
A recurring pattern of character or situation found in mythology, religion and stories from all cultures
AN ARQUETYPE
Universal, the product of the collective unconscious and Inherited from our ancestors
We don’t “invent” arquetypes; they are part of our ancestral memory and they simply appear In religion and our production of art
The archetypal hero is not out there in the world; he/she is a deeply rooted part of us
ARQUETYPAL HEROES SHARE CERTAIN
CHARACTERISTICS
UNUSUAL BIRTH
SPECIAL WEAPON
SUPERNATURAL HELP
GREAT OBSTACLES
SEE THE PATTERN?
THE MONOMYTH
An ancient story pattern found In texts from hundreds of years ago as well as in new Hollywood blockbusters
An archetypal plot
An internal journey - the transformation from ordinary Into extraordinary
THE MONOMYTH
“lt will always be the one, shape-shifting yet marvelously constant story that we find, together with a challenging persistent suggestion of more remaining to be experienced that will ever be known or told.” Joseph Campbell The Hero with the Thousand Faces
THE MONOMYTH
HARRY POTTER AND THE
SOURCERER’S STONE
THE WIZARD OF OZ
THE NARNIA CHRONICLES – THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Following Christopher Vogler The Writer’s Journey
DEPARTURE
THE HERO IS INTRODUCED IN HIS/HER ORDINARY WORLD 1
DEPARTURE
CALL TO ADVENTURE 2
DEPARTURE
REFUSAL OF THE CALL
3
DEPARTURE
MEETING WITH THE MENTOR 4
DEPARTURE
CROSSING THE FIRST THRESHOLD 5
DEPARTURE
TESTS, ALLIES, ENEMIES 6
DEPARTURE
APPROACHING THE INMOST CAVE 7
INITIATION
ORDEAL (CENTRAL CRISIS) 8
INITIATION
REWARD 9
RETURN
THE ROAD BACK 10
RETURN
RESURRECTION 11
“Only birth can conquer death – not of the old thing again but of something new.” Joseph Campbell The Hero with a Thousand Faces
RETURN
RETURN WITH THE ELIXIR 12
There’s no place like home!
“HEROES TAKE UP JOURNEYS, CONFRONT DRAGONS, AND DISCOVER THE TREASURE OF THEIR TRUE SELVES.”
Carol Pearson
The Hero Within
WE ALL FIGHT OUR JABBERWOCKIES FROM TIME TO TIME.
RELAX AND
ENJOY THE JOURNEY!
IN THE CLASSROOM
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IN THE CLASSROOM
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Thank you!
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REFERENCES
Campbell, J. (1949) The Hero with a Thousand Faces. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Pearson, C. (1944) The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By. New York: Harper & Row.
Vogler, C. (1998) The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. California: Michael Wiese Prod.