简言之,一趟“标准化”的英雄之旅包括十二个过程:
1.普通的世界(Ordinary World)
2.冒险的召唤(Call toAdventure)
3.对冒险的抵触(Refusal of theCall)
4.与智者的相遇(Meeting withthe Mentor)
5.穿越第一个极限(Crossing theFirst Threshold)
6.测试、盟友、敌人(Tests,Allies,Enemies)
7.接近深层的洞穴(Approach tothe Inmost Cave)
8.严峻的考验(Ordeal)
9.得到嘉奖(Reward)
10.回去的路(The Road Back)
11.复活(Resurrection)
12.满载而归(Return with theElixir)