The PPT discusses character archetypes from the Harry Potter Novel and its connections to the Hero's Journey (17 Stages of the Monolith)

1. Harry Potter…
And the 17 Stages of the
Monomyth (Hero’s Journey)

2. Learning Goals
• Understanding the relevance and pattern
of the Hero’s Journey in all heroic
literature.
• Taking a closer look at the Hero’s Journey
to better understand the adventure of
Harry Potter

3. Vocabulary
• Monomyth-a basic pattern that its proponents argue is
found in many narratives from around the world [1]
• Hero-a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for
his brave deeds and noble qualities. [2]
• Heroine- a woman of distinguished courage or ability,
admired for her brave deeds and noble qualities
• Journey- Travelling from one place to another
• Literature- Books and writings published about a
particular topic

4. Character Review
• Harry Potter
• Hagrid
• Dumbledore
• Hermione
• Ron
• Snape
• Draco Malfoy
• McGonagall
• Dursely’s
• Professor Quarell

5. Character Review
• Professor Snape
• Voldemort
• Hagrid
• Hermione
• Ron
• Snape
• Draco Malfoy
• ProfessorMcGonagall
• Dursely’s
• Professor Quarell

6. Character Review
• Woods
• Neivelle
• Voldemort
• Ron
• Snape
• Draco Malfoy
• McGonagall
• Dursely’s
• Professor Quarell

7. Character Archetype
• Harry Potter (Hero):
Harry Potter is the hero of
this story.
• Alvis Dumbledore
(Mentor): Dumbledore is
one of the few Mentors that
Harry Potter receives
supernatural aid from.

8. Character Archetype
• Serveus Snape
(Shapeshifter): Is what is
known as a shapeshifter in
Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone. Snape is
an ally to Harry Potter but Harry
Potter is unaware of where
Snape’s intentions are.
• Ron Weasly (Ally): Every
hero has at least one Ally, Harry
has two. Heromine and Ron are
alongside Harry for most of the
adventure.

9. Character Archetype
• Draco Malfoy
• (The Trickster): Draco
Malfoy is the boy that creates
small inconveniences for Harry
Potter without actually being
the true villain.
• Lord Voldemort
(Shadow): Voldemort is
the true villain of the Harry
Potter adventures, even
though he is rarely shown, his
character is responsible for
many of the difficulties which
the hero must overcome.

10. Self Study Tool
• Following this slide are the different stages
with brief descriptions with what happens
in the stage.
• To help yourself to better understand and
get a better idea of Harry Potter and The
17 Stages of the Monolith are connected,
you can record your thoughts of which
parts of the story represent the different
stages of the Hero’s Journey.

11. Review of the 17 Stages
1. Call to Adventure
2. Refusal of the Call
3. Supernatural Aid
4. Crossing The First
Threshold
5. Belly of the Whale
6. Road of Trials
7. Meeting with the
Goddess
8. Temptation
9. Atonement with the
Father
10.Apostasis
11.Crossing the Return
Threshold
12.Rescue From Without
13.Magic Flight
14.Refusal of Return
15.The Ultimate Boon
16.Master of Two Worlds
17.Freedom to Live

12. Call to Adventure
• This should be the part of a story in which
the Hero is called to begin their journey.

13. Refusal of Call
• The Hero will usually deny or say they are
not the hero that they are at first.

14. Supernatural Aid
• The hero receives some assistance
through abnormal means

15. Crossing the First Threshold
• The hero makes their first crossing
(sometimes through personal growth; and
sometimes through physical words). Their
life has began changing from the normal
life it was, to something different.

16. Belly of the Whale
• The hero enters this stage and makes the
final transformation from who they were
into the person they need to be.

17. Road of Trials
• The hero will undergo a series of tests,
these tests will prove the willingness and
abilities of the hero. The hero will often
times fail a couple of these tests.

18. Meeting with the Godess
• The hero receives encouragement
through someone or something that allows
them to feel like they are loved.

19. Temptation
• The hero is faced with something or by
someone who tries to make the hero stray
from their path.

20. Atonement with The Father
• Whatever holds the most power in the life
of the hero will confront the hero. The hero
must find away around or through thee
confrontation.

21. Apostasies
• Some heroes will die, some heroes will
lose a part of themselves. Once they have
lost something (personality traits) or died,
they are brought back to life or made
stronger in this stage.

22. The Ultimate Boon
• The Hero achieves their goal in this stage.
All other stages before were preparation to
this stage.

23. Refusal of Return
• After succeeding, the hero may not want
to return home.

24. Magic Flight
• Sometimes the Hero will need to escape
as soon as possible to survive the journey.
So with some sort of magic or
supernatural assistance, they are brought
away from the perilous situation.

25. Rescue from Without
• The Hero may sometimes need
assistance. There may be someone who
helps the hero get back to full health or
integrates them back into the original land.

26. Crossing the Return Threshold
• The hero goes back home or returns to
their original way of being. Sometimes
they will share the knowledge or “boon”
with their world to make it a better place.

27. Master of Two Worlds
• The hero has now found a balance
between the inner and outer world
(spiritual and material worlds).

28. Freedom to Live
• This journey has freed the hero from the
fear of death. The relief that their life is not
in any immediate danger anymore allows
them the freedom to live and enjoy their
remaining days.

29. References
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomyth [1]
• http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hero [2]