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For those of you, who would like a quick overview of the stages and steps that Bruce Wayne

takes on the hero’s journey, view the first 2 sites. Visit this example as much as you like as you

think about and write your narrative. At the bottom of the last page is the site for the clips

from the movie.

http://prezi.com/yssrvoxzp0ys/the-heroes-journey-batman-begins/  Summary of entire journey

http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/education/batman-begins-heroic-cycle-4947604  Project of all the stages.

Batman Begins –  The Hero’s journey stages 

Batman Begins

Ordinary world 

Bruce Wayne is the son of extraordinary wealthy parents and lives a sheltered life.

Call to Adventure 

Bruce‟s parents are murdered in front of him by a robber. 

Refusal of the call 

Bruce isn‟t yet ready to take on the role of the Dark Knight, a man who can strike fear into criminals. Foolishlyhe takes a gun to kill the man who killed his parents but someone beats him to it. He needs to go on the journeyfirst, to be worthy and to do that he must first learn what it is to be a criminal.

Supernatural Aid 

Whilst in Bhutanese prison he meets Ra‟s al Ghul and learns the ways of the League of Shadows. 

Crossing the First Threshold 

Bruce‟s training begins, Teaching him how to fight but also giving him a code to live by. 

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The Road of the trials 

The are two roads of the trials in Batman begins. The first is his training under Ra‟s al Ghul where he learns his

combat skills.

Meeting with the Goddess 

Rachel Dawes is the assistant District Attorney and inspires Bruce to be good “It‟s not who you are underneath.

It‟s what you do that defines you.” 

Woman as Temptress 

Ra‟s al Ghul asks him to execute a prisoner as part of his training. Bruce refuses and destroys the League ofShadows head quarters.

Second Supernatural aid

Lucius Fox supplies him with all his high tech military devices

Belly of the whale 

Bruce enters the well which was the source of his fear as a child and discovers a bat cave. He decides to own the

 bat as his symbol to inspire fear into Gotham‟s criminals 

The second Road of the trials 

Bruce develops his high tech equipment and becomes the Batman. He jumps off a roof and realizes he needs to

have the ability to fly and develops a cape that can let him glide. He‟s also learning how the city and police

operate which enables him to become Batman.

Atonement with the Father  

Lucius learns that Bruce is Batman when he is poisoned by The Scarecrow and Alfred has to contact Lucius to

create a cure for the toxin. Now Bruce and his mentor are both on the page are are „at one with‟ each other. 

Apotheosis 

Batman learns the plan to disperse the fear gas through a microwave dispersal in poison the entire city.

Ultimate Boon 

He rescues Rachel in his Batcar while the police are in hot pursuit. He is no longer a struggling novice like hewas earlier in the story. He is now a fully developed hero ready to take on Ra‟s al Ghul. 

The Death of the mentor

When Bruce discovers that Henri Ducard is really Ra‟s al Ghul and then Ghul burns his house down. 

The Magic flight 

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