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Writing and Speaking
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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