The Hero's Journey Joseph Campbell was an American mythologist, writer, and lecturer. His book The Hero with a Thousand Faces explores the common journey that heroes from different works of literature take. In this informational text, Jessica McBirney further discusses this common structure of storytelling that Campbell identified. As you read, take notes on the different parts of the Hero's Journey. When we follow a good story, we tend to follow the journey a character makes from beginning to end We can't wait to find out what happens next. It's a pageturner; there are obstacles at every stage and crucial choices that characters have to make in order to overcome these obstacles. Eventually, we pick up another story. We have an appetite for stories. There are so many for us to choose from -in libraries, in bookshops, and on our screens - and each story seems new and exciting. Well, in fact, oftentimes this is not true. We are led to believe these stories are new even though a lot of them follow a simple formula. When we stop to think about it. many of these stories have more similarities than we might think. In the 1940s, the writer and professor, Joseph Campbell, noticed that a lot of his favorite stories shared a Similar-structure.He decided to write about it in his book. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Today, this story structure is popularly known as "The Hero's Journey! Stories that use this structure loosely follow a similar series of general events, otherwise known as plot points. The hero is the main character in the story. He or she sets off on an adventure, or quest, to accomplish a specific goal. Below are just a few of the steps all heroes face in the "Hero's Journey"story plot. Popular stories like The Hobbit and The Hunger Games follow this structure. The Ordinarv World 16 Multiple Choice 1 point Which sentence best expresses the central idea of the text? When authors are writing novels, they intentionally adhere to the Hero's Journey. The Hero's Journey establishes the structure of a story that countless stories follow. The Hero's Journey is a helpful outline for author's to follow when writing. While different genres of literature exist, all of them follow the Hero's Journey. 17 Multiple Choice 1 point Which detail from the text best supports the answer to question 16? "So the next time you read a book or watch a movie.check to see if it follows the formula and ask yourself: is this story really new?" (Paragraph 21) "Campbell's Hero's Journey structure shows up all over literature, no matter the genre." (Paragraph 17) "Popular stories like "The Hobbit' and "The Hunger Games' follow this structure." (Paragraph 4) "There are so many for us to choose from - in libraries in bookshops, and on our screens - and each story seems new and exciting." (Paragraph 1)