Week 15 Story Lab

This week I decided to watch more TED talks and there was one in particular that I found interesting. The TED talk was called "What makes a hero?" by Matthew Winkler. This caught my attention because I didn't really realize how many popular stories like the Harry Potter, Hunger Games, and The Lord of Rings used a common layout. A common formula for a hero's journey includes the ordinary world and special world, along with certain key events. Those key events are status quo, call to adventure, assistance, departure, trials, approach, crisis, treasure, result, return, new life, and resolution. A hero's journey is basically written in a cycle where they go through those key events. I just thought that was interesting and didn't really notice until watching the video. Joseph Campbell even wrote a book on the dozen of stories on the mono myth of a hero's journey.

A quote by Joseph Campbell.
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Link: TED Talk "What Makes A Hero?" by Matthew Winkler.

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