This part of the Transformation follows a number of distinct steps, a few of which are:
a) Upon entry into the First Threshold, the Hero loses a part of his Old Self and gains a part of his New Self. In Raging Bull (1980), Jake's wife leaves him and he hooks up with Vickie.
b) Within the walls of the Outer Cave, the Hero is a Fish out of Water. In An Officer and a Gentleman (1983), the new recruits are losers who have been "listening to punk rock music and bad mouthing their country."
c) Within each Cave of the First Threshold, the Hero (and subplot Allies) undergo a period of initiation that brings them closer to their New Selves. In Spartacus (1960), Spartacus et al train to become gladiators.
d) Upon exit of the First Threshold, the Hero demonstrates his (or her) Changing. Here he (or she) is slightly more evolved, a marked change from the earlier Devolved State. In The Matrix (1999), after the simulated training, Neo has to jump a real building and survive. Even though he does so badly, this is a marked change from his earlier state, where he refused and was caught by Agent Smith.
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