The Hero's Journey
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| Crossing the Threshold. |
Part Two: Crossing the threshold
Now that our hero has gone through the tedious act of accepting the call to adventure, he needs some help crossing the threshold. The "supernatural aid" so to speak. The threshold separates the known and the unknown knowledge along the heroes journey. An example in the Star wars movies, Luke Skywalker knew that the Jedi existed during the clone wars and that was about it.
As Luke travels throughout his journey, he finds a couple different Jedi, learning more about what the order was before they were lost. Crossing the threshold of the unknown, he starts his transformation as part of the Jedi world- ready to influence all that he might come across.
Crossing the threshold is an important gap; without the threshold being crossed, the hero cannot enter into the unknown and solve the problem in which the plot revolves around. But sure to have an adequate and descript crossing of the threshold, lest the hero be seen as under powered or inadequate.
As Luke travels throughout his journey, he finds a couple different Jedi, learning more about what the order was before they were lost. Crossing the threshold of the unknown, he starts his transformation as part of the Jedi world- ready to influence all that he might come across.
Crossing the threshold is an important gap; without the threshold being crossed, the hero cannot enter into the unknown and solve the problem in which the plot revolves around. But sure to have an adequate and descript crossing of the threshold, lest the hero be seen as under powered or inadequate.
Im depressed with how little attention i have given to this post. I need to spend more time on here
ReplyDeleteDon't say that I barely get anyone to read my posts. But in the terms of your post I wish to mention a part of the book I'm writing. Once again I have changed back to my fantasy idea, and have made some really good head way in it.
ReplyDeleteDespite that it takes place in a time known as the dark age. The nations of most of the continent have abolished magic due to the belief it is too much power for people to be trusted with. So abolished that people will execute people for simple harmless spells. Sort of a satire to gun control. Despite that what is important is the history to why that happened. Not much is known to the main characters due to that the whole reason magic was abolished was because it was the cause of the great mage war over two hundred years ago.
The characters know the history to the point that everyone knows, but soon will figure out a bit more as to who is truly responsible, as well as discover something almost forgotten. The unknown knowledge becomes truth, as our hero's prepare for the uprising ahead.