Key insights from
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
9 minute read
Published Jul 28, 2008
What you'll learn
What if every story you’ve ever heard has a common structure to it, that each story is an echo of the same ancient universal myth? Learn about the common structure of this monomyth, and you’ll start to see it in your favorite novels, movies, and maybe even in your own story as well.
Key insights
- • What you'll learn
- 1 There is a single ancient story playing itself out in mythologies across time, culture, and religion.
- 2 The hero’s journey is a cycle of departure, initiation, and return.
- 3 Every tale begins with a call to adventure—the one who runs from it becomes a victim rather than a hero.
- 4 The hero who answers the call usually finds a guide or supernatural aid to help him find and face down the unknown.
- 5 Once beyond the familiar realm, the hero faces trials that will prove him as such.
- 6 The hero’s journey is incomplete without a return and attempted reintegration with society.
- 7 Secularism waters down and removes the potency of myth.
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