HERO’S JOURNEY

Hello and welcome to the hero’s journey stop… find your snowball partner and make yourselves comfortable. Let’s get to know each other a little, shall we? 

Have you ever been called a hero? 

Ever wanted to be called a hero? 

How do you define hero? 

Who are your favorite heros? Why? 

Whelp speaking of heros, today is your day to be a SNOWBALL HERO.

Today we write a Snowballs hero’s journey starring the two of you. You’ve already started the story by saying YES to the call to adventure and joining the Snowball Party, now what could possibly go wrong? The hero's journey can be found in all genres of literature including mystery, science fiction, thriller, romance and historical fiction so feel free to use whatever genre you dig the most. How do we write a Hero’s story you ask? Great questions, there is a common algorithm to most, if not all, hero stories from Lord of the Rinds to Lilo and Stitch. According to people who post things on the internet, there are twelve steps to the hero's journey that you can follow....\

1.    Ordinary World: This step refers to the hero's normal life at the start of the story, before the adventure begins.

2.    Call to Adventure: The hero is faced with something that makes him begin his adventure. This might be a problem or a challenge he needs to overcome. 

3.    Refusal of the Call: The hero attempts to refuse the adventure because he is afraid.

4.    Meeting with the Mentor: The hero encounters someone who can give him advice and ready him for the journey ahead.

5.    Crossing the First Threshold: The hero leaves his ordinary world for the first time and crosses the threshold into adventure.

6.    Tests, Allies, Enemies: The hero learns the rules of his new world. During this time, he endures tests of strength of will, meets friends, and comes face to face with foes.

7.    Approach: Setbacks occur, sometimes causing the hero to try a new approach or adopt new ideas.

8.    Ordeal: The hero experiences a major hurdle or obstacle, such as a life or death crisis.

9.    Reward: After surviving death, the hero earns his reward or accomplishes his goal.

10. The Road Back: The hero begins his journey back to his ordinary life.

11. Resurrection Hero - The hero faces a final test where everything is at stake and he must use everything he has learned.

12. Return with Elixir: The hero brings his knowledge or the "elixir" back to the ordinary world, where he applies it to help all who remain there.

Now it’s your turn to be a HERO. Together come up with an EPIC Snowball hero’s journey tale where you two are the heros and have to “return with the elixir” by the end of your tale.