Table of Contents
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Vocabulary, page 1
Common Archetypes, page 1
Essentials, page 1
An Ordinary Hero, page 2
Hall of Heroes, page 2
This Weeks Hero, page 3
Jason and Perseus' Journey As Heroes, page 3
The Heroes Journey
Vocabulary
Complex Character: A character who is explained well and cannot be simply explained
Direct Characterization: A character who is explained by the authors words
Indirect Characterization: A character who is explained through their actions or words
Character Purpose and Motivation: Characters reasoning for doing something
Epic: A series of events
Epic Hero: A hero who goes through an epic
Flat Hero: A hero who is not explained well
Dynamic Hero: A hero who changes throughout the story
Folk Hero: A person whose life is greatly exaggerated and they are liked by others
Myth: A fake traditional story
Theme/Universal Theme: General Lesson or Idea
Journey/Quest: The series of events a character goes through
The Essentials
A hero reflects their society by showing what kind of a community he is from and what kind of people are there. They reflect their values by showing what they think is most important to them in their culture and how they were raised.
A hero can inspire or motivate an entire society by showing that there is hope and someone is there to help.
Heroes display archetypal traits by showing their different sides. Every hero is more than a hero archetype. They can be any one of the other archetypes. They usually reflect the caregiver and the lover.
Most Common Archetypes
In any story you could ever think of there are always these types of characters.
Innocent- naive bystanderOrphan/Regular person- good old boy
Hero- rescuer, winner, superhero
Caregiver- parent, motherly person
Explorer- wanderer, adventurous
Rebel- outcast, bad-boy
Lover- guy, girl love story
Creator- dreamer
Jester- comedian
Sage- wise, old person
Magician- visionary, inventor
Ruler- control, powerful