188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Deception, Loneliness and Alienation

Where the hero achieves synergy, loyalty and the conquest of challenges, the opposite is true for the antihero. His fate is deception, loneliness and alienation, In Scarface (1983), Manny begins to deceive Tony (he's seeing Gina); Tony alienates Elvira; both Manny and Elvira leave Tony alone.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Every Hero Passes Through Unbearbale Antagonism

Every hero undergoes an unbearable antagonism. This is a force that pushes the hero to draw out inner strength and persuades the hero to finally vanquish the antagonism. Even antiheroes experience this. In Scarface (1983), Tony refuses to kill children.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Backstory

A preliminary aspect of the road of trials is backstory. This is illustrated in a number of ways. In The Godfather (1972), Michael visists Corleone. In Romancing the Stone (1983), Jack tells Joan about his past and reasons for being in Colombia.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth)- Hero's Journey- Various Suspects

Explicit scenes further establish potential suspects. The link between the detective hero and the deceased is developed, thus further establishing that the hero could have been the murderer. [If the hero was sexually linked to the deceased's wife, this is developed. She suspects him; her actions enhance his cynicism about her and women in general]. In The Maltese Falcon (1939), Miles’ wife visits.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Refusal and Atonement

Atonement is actually the confrontation of the Inner Challenge, but is most often represented by a father or mother figure. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), they visit Mama.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Committment And Lack Of

Post the Physical Separation and before the Trials, a stage of Lack of Commitment is not unusual. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), in the bedroom: Clyde gives Bonnie the option of getting out now. In Thelma and Louise (1991), both heroines sit it out in a hotel while they wait for Thelma to make a decision.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - The Prevalence Of The Trivial Task

A Sacred Meeting between the Hero and Supernatural aid quite often takes place, before the embarkation on the Journey. In Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indy and Sallah -

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Hero Takes Control

Post the Crossing of the Return Threshold and before the Master of Two Worlds and Selves, a hell of a lot happens that is rarely given mention.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - The Purpose Of Allies

Allies exist, not because the Hero needs friends, but to serve particular story functions, the most important of which is to help develop the Hero and help him (or her) through the Transformation.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Demonstrate Devolution

This is a total expression of the Hero's Ordinary World and Ordinary Self. It is a benchmark. In Tsotsi (2005), Tsotsi is part of a criminal gang.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Allies and Challenges

The Hero often has Allies in his Ordinary World that will accompany him on his Journey.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Even Where The Hero Is Doomed

Even where the Hero is doomed, Freedom to Live sequences are common. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Bonnie dreams of starting over.

Persuasive Writing - The Carrot-And-Stick Strategy

This article presents a five-step process for writing (or speaking) persuasively. It involves presenting a problem, the consequences of the problem, a solution, benefits of the solution and a call to action.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - the Antihero Archetype

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about... the anti-hero archetype. The different hero-types are simply alternate archetypes.