Once one understands the hero's journey it becomes obvious why most of the steps exist. If they just go out and do everything successfully the first time with no hesitation they come across as boring. If they don't have the upside and downs then there isn't any opportunity for growth.
The ending often have a return and celebration instead of steps 11 and 12 which I think are story specific.
Yeah, it’s definitely not a one-size-fits-all approach, but more like “If this story has these aspects, this is generally the order in which they occur.” Some of the terminology developed from the original concept is also flexible or substitutible.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Is this…the legend of zelda timeline?
vateso5074@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Insomuch as most heroic narratives follow a similar template, absolutely.
More context about the Hero’s Journey narrative:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero's_journey
snooggums@piefed.world 2 months ago
Once one understands the hero's journey it becomes obvious why most of the steps exist. If they just go out and do everything successfully the first time with no hesitation they come across as boring. If they don't have the upside and downs then there isn't any opportunity for growth.
The ending often have a return and celebration instead of steps 11 and 12 which I think are story specific.
vateso5074@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah, it’s definitely not a one-size-fits-all approach, but more like “If this story has these aspects, this is generally the order in which they occur.” Some of the terminology developed from the original concept is also flexible or substitutible.