Once the Hero is pushed past the First Threshold and the Belly of the Whale, s/he journeys through the Road of Trials. But what is the purpose of the Trials? Knowing this helps you to plan and write this very important stage of the Journey.
Well, one purpose of the Trials is to push or pull the Hero through a series of incremental Transformations. Each Trial has a specific Transformational purpose and each Trial / Transformation follows a distinct pattern that can include elements such as warning, preparation, severance, threshold, incorporation and demonstration.
For example, in Thelma and Louise (1991), Louise leaves Thelma in the hotel room to guard the money, JD knocks at the door, JD seduces Thelma, Thelma turns up in the cafe the following morning changed. This is all part of her transformation away from her Old Self (with Darryl) and toward her New Self.
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