Campbell, J. and Kudler, D. (2020) The Hero with a Thousand Faces. 30th Anniversary Special Edition. Joseph Campbell Foundation. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost).
Campbell's theory essentially consists of the three part plot.
- The Known
- The Adventure
- Chance to make it right
Campbell posits that using this structure provides a good template to create the hero's journey. The story begins in 'The Known' - established setting where the world is 'normal'. Then an event occurs that causes the 'hero' to go on some sort of adventure - usually with a sidekick or mentor in tow ('The Adventure'). The third part, 'Chance to make it right' happens because something inevitably goes wrong with the hero trying to save the world, so they must come up with a plan B to restore the world's equilibrium.
Campbell establishes that this theory is proven to be successful and can be seen in stories such as Beauty and The Beast.
With my extremely limited knowledge of crafting a plot, this is really useful source material. I plan to use one of these established formulas and then attempt to weave in some more intricate plots/sub-plots.
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