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Who Is REALLY The Hero In The Hero's Journey
The question is important because writers need to know the function of their characters. The following conclusions are derived after having deconstructed hundreds of successful stories.
There are a number of possible answers:
a) The Hero is the person with the most screentime - the person who has the most attention of the camera. This is actually a good answer, but there are many excellent films / stories where screentime is shared (When Harry met Sally (1989), Pulp Fiction (1994), Red River (1948) etc). So this answer is not quite satisfactory.
b) The Hero is the person that changes / transforms the most. This is inaccurate. In Back to the Future (1985), George McFly is the person who changes most. In Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Rosewood changes the most, not Axel Foley. This answer excludes mature, developed heroes.
c) The Hero is the person who has his challenges resolved: Heroes have an Inner, Romantic and Outer Challenge [and sometimes more still]. This is also incorrect because other [rich] characters, notably Shape Shifters and Mentors, also have their challenges resolved. In Back to the Future (1985), Doc [the Mentor] also has a challenge: to survive the Libyan terrorists. This is just one example.
d) The Hero is the person who holds true to their deepest values. This is incorrect as the Hero's Journey is about Transformation: it is usual, in fact it is common, for the Hero to change his or her deepest beliefs.
e) The Hero is the person that passes through the stages of the Hero's Journey. The Hero does not always passes
f) There is no need to be character specific: the critical issue is that the story pass through the stages of the Hero's Journey. We like this answer best.
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Kal Bishop, MBA
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Kal Bishop is a management consultant based in London, UK. His specialities include Knowledge Management and Creativity and Innovation Management. He has consulted in the visual media and software industries and for clients such as Toshiba and Transport for London. He has led Improv, creativity and innovation workshops, exhibited artwork in San Francisco, Los Angeles and London and written a number of screenplays. He is a passionate traveller. He can be reached at http://www.clickok.co.uk/
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