Critically reflect on the 17 steps of the hero's journey:
While the hero’s journey may be the simplest way to project character growth and has the clearest story structure, I would argue that the hero’s journey doesn’t necessarily make the most compelling stories. In a sense, it’s so recognizable that it makes every story you read predictable even if the plot and events are new, creative, and thrilling. Ultimately you still know the ending. The hero’s journey is very specific to one narrative and doesn’t leave room for different types of protagonists or plot lines. For example, a hero’s journey leaves no room to learn about the villain, observer, sidekick, etc. I was reading people’s comments on a website about this topic and someone said something that I found particularly insightful. They said, “it reduces the world to simple binaries: good and evil, victory and failure. If all stories followed the hero’s journey writers wouldn’t be able to express a nuanced perspective of the world.” Another thing that I find interesting about the hero’s j...