This travel case and this web site are for people that want to take a journey of story, along the path of the Hero's Journey, the classic mythical structure popularized by the works of writer Joseph Campbell. Not only do many common myths and legends follow this structure, but many of your favorite stories and popular movies follow a similar path.
From this site, use the suitcase icons on the left side of the screen. We suggest that you explore them in the order listed.
First, you can learn a bit more about this site and why it is here by opening the
blue suitcase for the About Section.
Next, open the
green suitcase for the Reference Section to learn more about the steps of the hero's journey and to see examples of each step from different stories.
If you are a teacher, or just plain curious, you will find inside the
purple suitcase some Ideas about the ways this site might be used.
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The red suitcase provides examples of either classic stories that follow the Hero's Journey or original stories created from this site.
Finally, with what you will find inside the
brown suitcase, the StoryTool, you can begin building your own hero's journey story.