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188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Apotheosis and Surpassing Limitations

It is the Apotheosis where limitations are surpassed. In Straw Dogs (1971), Janice forgets about David and asks Henry out for a walk instead.


188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Antihero's Legend

The antihero's legend will have travelled before him and symbols of his nature will be visible – scars or actions of his past. These will reveal the antihero as a dangerous being and explanations will be elicited.


188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Antihero: First Threshold

As with all heroes and antiheroes, the first threshold is viewed from afar. But it is also where character traits further manifest themselves. In Scarface (1983), Manny hits on the girls again and Tony demonstrates his leadership.


188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Antihero: Threshold Guardians

Threshold Guardians mark the entry to the First Threshold, but a Threshold Guardian must also be overcome in the First Threshold as a whole - this is a marker of evolution. In Spartacus (1963), Spartacus must overcome Marcellus. In Scarface (1983), Tony must overcome the Colombians.


Writing Online Articles is a Feather in Your Cap in Becoming a Professional Writer

Some professional writers and authors will tell online article writers that these articles are substandard and will not help them break into the print world or help them develop a solid resume as a writer. As an online article author of some 11,000 articles I take exception with this theory and believe it to be incorrect.


188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Engagement

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. The Final Conflict (a metaphor for this stage) follows a distinct process. Following resistance to the engagement, the engagement is forced. In Straw Dogs (1971), Tom tries to break in.


188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Fate of the Demon King

The demon king lives in a world of infinite treasure but is constantly pursued (and must avoid) the forces of good. He has gained his kingdom by committing the vilest of acts. The antihero realises that a kingdom such as this is the elixir. But in order to obtain it, he must follow the same path [of committing vile acts]. In Scarface (1983), Tony wants to take over Frank's dope empire.


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): Bull in a China Shop

The hero is a bull in a china shop during the preliminary stages of the Road of Trials. Wherever he is, his old self has not dissolved away and he is unaccustomed to the ways of this new world, which require the realisation of his much newer self.


188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Road of Trials 2

The second part of the Road of Trials is demonstrating Innate suitability to the New World. Further, it is the setting apart of the hero from the ordinary men of this world. It involves demonstrating superiority of differentiation from ordinary men. Sometimes, this is intertwined with the meeting of the Oracle. In The Godfather (1972), Michael meets Appollonia's father and quickly turns him around from objectionable to willing.


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) Hero's Journey - Motivation

The detective hero realises that there is danger of being accused of the crime and initiates a delaying tactic. This is further motivation to solve the crime. In The Maltese Falcon (1939), Sam calls his lawyer.


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