Thursday 18 November 2010

key elements of Campbells monomyth stages

Departure

The call to adventure - Agents called out to investigate disappearance of Rachel Solando
Refusal of the call - Teddy doesn’t like travelling on boats
Supernatural aid - strange dreams where his wife talks to him
Crossing the first threshold - Teddy heads to out of bounds areas to investigate deeper
The belly of the whale - Teddy finds inmate who reveals teddy has been drugged since arrival

Initiation

The road of trials - getting the patients to reveal the truth to him
The meeting with the goddess - dreaming of his wife
Temptation away from true path - the lighthouse
Atonement with the father - Dr. Cawley tells him that he came to the island without a partner
Apotheosis - remembering what happen to his wife and children
The ultimate boon - teddy is informed that he is a patient on the island

Return

Refusal of the return - not being able to accept he is a patient
The magic flight - becomes aware of the truth
Rescue from without - Cawley explains how he’s tried to help teddy’s delusions
Crossing the return threshold - flashback of the traumatic event of his wife's and children's death
Master of the two worlds - next day teddy continues to believe he is on the island to solve a case
Freedom to live - Dr. Cawley signals for teddy to go to the lighthouse

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