Hero's Journey: Key Terms

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Across
  1. 3. A significant event marking a transition from one stage of life to another
  2. 6. A recurring character type, symbol, or theme across stories
  3. 8. A significant internal change in the hero
  4. 10. A universal story pattern in which a hero goes on a journey, faces challenges, and returns transformed
  5. 12. The process of gaining new knowledge or entering a new stage of life
  6. 14. The arc that involves the introduction to a mentor, the new world, and several challenges
Down
  1. 1. The stage where the hero struggles with the enormity of the task
  2. 2. An American who identified a universal pattern in stories across cultures
  3. 4. A larger-than-life hero with extraordinary abilities
  4. 5. The stage where the hero accepts their new wisdom and strength
  5. 7. An archetype that focuses on what is happening in a story
  6. 9. A collection of traditional stories that explain beliefs, values, or natural phenomena of a culture
  7. 11. The first stage of the hero's journey
  8. 13. A journey taken to achieve a specific goal