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THE SEVEN STEPS OF THEHEROIC JOURNEY

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The journey of heroes tend to follow 7 steps.

Step 1: The Call To

Actionthe hero iscalled upon to undertake

an adventure

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Step 2: The Crossingof the First Threshold:The hero takes a steppast the point of no

return.

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Step 3

y #3: Supernatural Aid

y The hero often gets help fromgods, goddesses, or sometimesdead relatives.

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Step 4

y #4: Step 4: The Road of Trialsy This is the longest step of the

heros journey. This step canencompass many, many events

in the story.

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Step 5: Woman as Temptress

y # 5: Woman as Temptress

y The hero runs into a femalecharacter who threatens to distract

the hero from his journey.(Sometimes the tempter is a man.)

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Step 6

y #6: The Ultimate Battle

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Step 7

y 7: The Return to Normalcy

y The hero comes back to his home and takes his placein society. Sometimes he dies. Sometimes he becomes king or rules. Often, the hero undergoesand apotheosis.