Monomyth Hero's Journey Infographic

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How to Apply Joseph Campbell's Monomyth to Your Presentations

The Hero's Journey

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Master of

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Freedom to Live

WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero is living their life, nothing extraordinary occurring. All is well— until it isn’t. Something strange and wondrous happens, and the unknown beckons the hero.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

Why are you speaking? To inform or to persuade someone of something?. What makes the story you’re telling worth telling? It all stems from an inciting incident, a piece of powerful imagery that will establish your subject’s identity immediately.

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Aid

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Crossing

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The Road of

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Atonement with

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The Ultimate

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Rescue from Without

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The Crossing of the Return Threshold

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Master of

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Freedom to Live

WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero rejects the unknown before them for one reason or another— too difficult, too frightening. They prefer to maintain their own circumstances.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

When your subject experienced the inciting incident, it probably didn’t immediately alter the course of their life. That resistance humanizes them, since nobody drops their routine for an unknown alternative. Connect to your audience’s weaknesses through those of your subject.

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Master of

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Freedom to Live

WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

A helper or guide appears before the hero, and typically offers them aid in the form of a talisman.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

Did your subject receive help at any point? While we prize stories of individual heroism, heroics require helping others in some way. As you’re still early in your speech, it’s important to connect to the audience by explaining the fallibility of your subject.

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Master of

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Freedom to Live

WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero leaves their known world and enters the unknown. They are now actively trying to acquire what they desire, and failure is now possible.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

Now that the audience is connected, it’s time to begin your story. They know what your subject wants and why. Now tell the vivid details of your first steps.

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Master of

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Freedom to Live

WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero is “reborn” by leaving the known, where their old self resides. They will now gradually transform into a new self, tempered by the unknown.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

Did your subject leave something behind when they undertook their own journey? Did they notice a change in themselves or the world around them? Show your audience what’s different, let them see what sort of leap was taken.

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Freedom to Live

WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero runs into an obstacle of some kind. This is their first test or tests, and they run into difficulty as they attempt to handle the unknown.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

Change is difficult and painful. We all know this. Even if your subject didn’t fail as Blaine did, they were tested. How did they fare?

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Freedom to Live

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

The audience understands the material reason for your subject’s actions, but perhaps not the spiritual reasons. What are they trying to prove? What is the “moral” of this story?

WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero discovers a powerful love, and a reason for them to stay in the unknown after the pain of their previous trials.

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WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero strays from the path of their quest in the face of temptation, often (but not always) represented as a seductive woman.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

Unless your subject is a machine, they strayed from their goals at some point. How did it happen, and why? This can be used for drama or humor.

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WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero discovers a great and terrifying power, one that holds sway over them. Their experience with this power forever changes them.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

More abstract than other steps: what fundamental truth was your subject challenging? In what way did they rebel against their reality?

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WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero suffers a death of some kind and receives great knowledge of self. This is what makes it possible for them to finish their quest.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

The apotheosis is simultaneously the greatest and lowest moment for the hero. They suffer their greatest and most painful setback just as their goal comes into reach— what held your subject back, and what did they have to do to achieve their goal?

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WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero achieves the goal they set out for themselves at the beginning of their journey.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

This is the climactic moment of catharsis in your speech, the end of your story. Everything from here is just clean-up. It’s the reason the story is worth telling at all.

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WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

Now enlightened, the hero resists a return to the known world of the story’s beginning. Eventually, they agree to do so.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

This might be a minor step in the story, or it could be huge. What is your subject’s follow-through? How do they cope with their success or failure? How is what they did relevant to the audience?

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WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero must protect what they have won from those who would take it from them as they attempt to return with their prize.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

This speaks to the desire to be genuine and original, rather than a pretender or a leech. What last-minute challenges did your subject face, and how did they overcome them? Success on their quest doesn’t mean success for the rest of their days, after all.

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WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

An outsider aids the hero in transitioning back to daily life.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

Again, this step could be quite minor, but it’s important to reaffirm that the subject is not an island. They need the help of others to succeed, even after achieving their end.

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WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero returns to the known, but must find a way to retain the qualities they have retained in the unknown.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

Your subject has changed themselves, and perhaps the world around them— but not fundamentally. They still have problems and fight demons, they haven’t ascended past these things.

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WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero finds a balance between the known and unknown.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

Closure for the story is an emotional end to the journey of the subject. What have they learned? How does this knowledge help them, and how does it help the audience?

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WHAT CAMPBELL MEANT:

The hero is freed from any fear of death and lives out the rest of their life without regret.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU:

At a point, one must ask themselves what they’re trying to say when they tell a story. A great deal of stories are about an accomplishment of some kind, and that is the Hero’s Journey.

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