Who's Your Hero?

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To begin our unit on Heroes, I want you to think about the various heroes you've been exposed to in your life.  What do each of these Heroes have in common?  What makes each of them unique (if anything)?  What it similar about the Journeys they go on to fulfill their individual Quests? 

Whether you know it or not, there is a "formula" for the Quests that each Hero finds him/herself embarking upon, filled with the archetypes that we learned about last semester - The Hero's Journey.  And despite the fact that many of the Hero stories you've seen or heard about seem different (what does Frodo Baggins have in common with Luke Skywalker?), they have a lot more in common than you might think because they all embark upon a similar Journey to fulfill their individual Quests!

For this journal prompt, I want you to discuss the various Heroes you've been exposed to in your life.  What commonalities do these Heroes have with one another, and what makes each of them so great?  Use your genre sheet!