A young child grows up surrounded by shadowy figures who suppress and ridicule her, but through great testing she slowly blossoms into a mature figure fully worthy of her happy ending.
The basic tale behind such gems as Aladdin and Cinderella (that one's technically riches to rags toroyalty and riches), this shows the character arc, from an impoverished beginning to a complete,Happily Ever After end. At the end the character should have status, riches, and a mate, and often a kingdom as well.
Key to this basic plot is the false ending, in which the hero appears to have gained her heart's desire - butit is too early, and she is too immature, so she loses it all, usually through some fault of her own (though not necessarily matched to the enormity of the loss). This loss is the most devastating blow to the hero, prior to the story's climax. In Aladdin it's the moment when the evil wizard uses the genie to steal the princess (note that the genie was lost because Aladdin failed to either keep it with him or inform his wife of the importance of the lamp).
In another example (David Copperfield by Charles Dickens), the false ending is marriage to an immature wife, who soon dies - so the hero may actually lose the thing he wanted completely, only to get a better thing (a mature wife) by the end.
Anyway, here are the stages:
Story is about a young high school girl how is not very popular. There is a bully around school that has been bullying her since as long as she could remember. All because of a lie the young high school girl told now she is in a little trouble at a party and has a PLAN TO MAKE things all better.
Initial Wretchedness at Home and the Call
Far more than any other story, this is a story whose backbone is the Hero's growth arc. We start with a very young Hero in a "lowly and unhappy state, usually at home." Antagonists of various sorts "scorn or maltreat" the Hero - though that is merely "the most obvious reason" for her unhappiness.
This lasts until she receives The Call and either heads out, or is sent out, into the world. Jess shivered as something wet hit her on the back of her neck and slid slowly down the back of her shirt. She knew it had come from the wicked witch of Westley High, Rebecca James. She knew it was her because just like the name calling and comments about her holey stockings, worn out shoes and greasy hair the spit balls had become a ritual during math class every Monday. The first time some sloppy spit soaked toilet paper splattered the side of her face she couldn’t stop crying. It seemed to take forever to scoop it out of her ear and brush it out of her hair. But now, as another one flicked off the tip of her nose, she just hung her scraggly blond curls over her face and tried to get on with her work.
Out into the World, Initial Success
After a few minor ordeals, the Hero gets a quick but limited success, "some prevision of their eventual glorious destiny." She may even meet her Prince, may outshine her rivals - but she's not ready for this yet. It is pretty clear that she's got a long way to go toward maturity before she can truly succeed. The next day no one seemed to notice that Jess was wearing one yellow sock and one green one. At lunch time she was even invited by Kylie James to have a smoke behind the sports hall.
The Central Crisis
"Everything suddenly goes wrong." Some of the dark figures from her past might reappear. The initial win is stripped away and the Hero is separated from that which she values most - especially her Prince. (Note: The separation may be physical, or it may be, for example, due to slander or other misinformation.) The Hero is "overwhelmed with despair" and this is clearly "their worst moment in the story." “It’s a scam Jess, Jess looked speechless. It’s a scam to get you at Kylie’s party on Friday. They want to get you drunk and take pictures and give them to your mom and hand them out around school.”
Independence and the Final Ordeal
In Aladdin, the poor boy has lost his Princess and his palace, and on top of that his father-in-law has sentenced him to death if he can't bring them all back. More important to the story: He's lost his genie, the magical power that was letting him do all the cool stuff for the first half of the story. Now he's got to rely on his wits and his natural skills - no more easy outs. But in doing this on his own, he's developing his independence and proving that he is worthy of achieving his goal.
After the ordeals that show off the Hero's newfound strength, the Hero must undergo one final test, one climactic battle against the Big Bad "who stands between them and their goal." Jess smiled and placed her bottle on the small table next to Rebecca. She walked back toward the door reached in to her bag and turned around with a camera in hand. “Say cheese!” she said as the camera flashed. “What do you think you are doing?” Rebecca’s face looked rather pale. “Beating you at your own game said Jess and now, I am going to make you a deal” said Jess.
Final Union, Completion, and Fulfillment
At last the Hero emerges victorious, and lays claim to the treasure, the kingdom, and the Prince. Jess smiled, grabbed her vodka bottle and poured it all over Rebecca’s head, “Don’t worry Becca, its only water. I wasn’t going to drink knowing the police were coming.”
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A young child grows up surrounded by shadowy figures who suppress and ridicule her, but through great testing she slowly blossoms into a mature figure fully worthy of her happy ending.The basic tale behind such gems as Aladdin and Cinderella (that one's technically riches to rags toroyalty and riches), this shows the character arc, from an impoverished beginning to a complete,Happily Ever After end. At the end the character should have status, riches, and a mate, and often a kingdom as well.
Key to this basic plot is the false ending, in which the hero appears to have gained her heart's desire - butit is too early, and she is too immature, so she loses it all, usually through some fault of her own (though not necessarily matched to the enormity of the loss). This loss is the most devastating blow to the hero, prior to the story's climax. In Aladdin it's the moment when the evil wizard uses the genie to steal the princess (note that the genie was lost because Aladdin failed to either keep it with him or inform his wife of the importance of the lamp).
In another example (David Copperfield by Charles Dickens), the false ending is marriage to an immature wife, who soon dies - so the hero may actually lose the thing he wanted completely, only to get a better thing (a mature wife) by the end.
Anyway, here are the stages:
Story is about a young high school girl how is not very popular. There is a bully around school that has been bullying her since as long as she could remember. All because of a lie the young high school girl told now she is in a little trouble at a party and has a PLAN TO MAKE things all better.
Initial Wretchedness at Home and the Call
Far more than any other story, this is a story whose backbone is the Hero's growth arc. We start with a very young Hero in a "lowly and unhappy state, usually at home." Antagonists of various sorts "scorn or maltreat" the Hero - though that is merely "the most obvious reason" for her unhappiness.This lasts until she receives The Call and either heads out, or is sent out, into the world.
Jess shivered as something wet hit her on the back of her neck and slid slowly down the back of her shirt. She knew it had come from the wicked witch of Westley High, Rebecca James. She knew it was her because just like the name calling and comments about her holey stockings, worn out shoes and greasy hair the spit balls had become a ritual during math class every Monday. The first time some sloppy spit soaked toilet paper splattered the side of her face she couldn’t stop crying. It seemed to take forever to scoop it out of her ear and brush it out of her hair. But now, as another one flicked off the tip of her nose, she just hung her scraggly blond curls over her face and tried to get on with her work.
Out into the World, Initial Success
After a few minor ordeals, the Hero gets a quick but limited success, "some prevision of their eventual glorious destiny." She may even meet her Prince, may outshine her rivals - but she's not ready for this yet. It is pretty clear that she's got a long way to go toward maturity before she can truly succeed.The next day no one seemed to notice that Jess was wearing one yellow sock and one green one. At lunch time she was even invited by Kylie James to have a smoke behind the sports hall.
The Central Crisis
"Everything suddenly goes wrong." Some of the dark figures from her past might reappear. The initial win is stripped away and the Hero is separated from that which she values most - especially her Prince. (Note: The separation may be physical, or it may be, for example, due to slander or other misinformation.) The Hero is "overwhelmed with despair" and this is clearly "their worst moment in the story."“It’s a scam Jess, Jess looked speechless. It’s a scam to get you at Kylie’s party on Friday. They want to get you drunk and take pictures and give them to your mom and hand them out around school.”
Independence and the Final Ordeal
In Aladdin, the poor boy has lost his Princess and his palace, and on top of that his father-in-law has sentenced him to death if he can't bring them all back. More important to the story: He's lost his genie, the magical power that was letting him do all the cool stuff for the first half of the story. Now he's got to rely on his wits and his natural skills - no more easy outs. But in doing this on his own, he's developing his independence and proving that he is worthy of achieving his goal.After the ordeals that show off the Hero's newfound strength, the Hero must undergo one final test, one climactic battle against the Big Bad "who stands between them and their goal."
Jess smiled and placed her bottle on the small table next to Rebecca. She walked back toward the door reached in to her bag and turned around with a camera in hand.
“Say cheese!” she said as the camera flashed.
“What do you think you are doing?” Rebecca’s face looked rather pale.
“Beating you at your own game said Jess and now, I am going to make you a deal” said Jess.
Final Union, Completion, and Fulfillment
At last the Hero emerges victorious, and lays claim to the treasure, the kingdom, and the Prince.Jess smiled, grabbed her vodka bottle and poured it all over Rebecca’s head, “Don’t worry Becca, its only water. I wasn’t going to drink knowing the police were coming.”