1. Hero’s Journey
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2. Steps of Hero’s Journey
Status quo
Resolution
Call to adventure
New life
Assistance
Ordinary World
Return
Departure
Special World
Trials
Result
Treasure
Approach
Crisis

3. “Shrek” – Status quo Ordinary life – hero’s everyday world (beginning)
We meet Shrek living alone and happy in the swamp

4. Call to adventure Faced with invitation or challenge
Initially refuses the call
Lord Farquad sends fairytale creatures to swamp and Shrek doesn’t want them there

5. Assistance/Mentor
Guide or mentor who helps hero on his journey (protect or point the way)
Hero will also have allies/helpers who journey with him (sidekick)
Donkey accompanies Shrek on his journey and overs sage advice

6. Departure/Crossing threshold
Leaves ordinary world by crossing the threshold (known to unknown)
Shrek leaves the swamp for the forest

7. Trials/Challenges
Challenges or temptations that try to steer hero off course
The dragon, his insecurity, dealing with donkey

8. Approach Hero faces biggest ordeal/greatest fear
Realizes he loves Fiona when alone back at swamp but is afraid she won’t love him

9. Crisis/Ordeal
Hero’s darkest hour where he faces death or dies and is reborn
Having to fight for Fiona and hope she loves him back

10. Treasure/Reward Reward from his battle (power/knowledge)
Wins her love and realization that what matters is on the inside

11. Result Return/Atonement What comes from crisis (flee/kill monster)
Farquad is eaten by dragon and he is hero
Return/Atonement
Crosses threshold back to normal life
Returns to swamp with bride

12. New life/Restoring order
Outgrown old life
Quest has changed hero and must use what he/she has learned in new life
Being happy with himself gives him better outlook on life at swamp with friends

13. Resolution/Taking new place
Loose ends are tied up and untangled
Shrek is married, dragon stays with donkey, and fairy tale creatures are happy

14. Status quo
Back normal but upgraded as nothing is ever the same after journey
Back at the swamp with Fiona