ABSTRACT
In Joseph Campbell's book, The Hero With A Thousand Faces, he outlines the concept of the Hero’s Journey, the most frequently used story structure in existence, shared by cultures worldwide and followed by most narratives. The Hero’s Journey is present in stories that are as far removed in time as the Ancient Greek Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur is from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Stories do not need to cover every stage of the hero’s journey, and sometimes the order is muddled around, but once people understand this universal structure, it is hard not to notice aspects of it in all the stories people encounter. In Joseph Campbell’s outline of the hero’s journey, the hero meets a mentor and is presented with a gift. Campbell’s Hero’s Journey is recognised by storytellers, novelists, scriptwriters and film producers globally and it is widely accepted that the majority of stories follow the same basic pattern.
