THE HERO’S JOURNEY

ANALYSIS OF A CHARACTER’S EVOLUTION

REMINDERS:
TITLE: FORREST GUMP

AUTHOR: WINSTON GROOM

GENERE: COMEDY, DRAMA.

CHARACTER(S) BEING ANALYSED: FORREST GUMP, JENNY CURRAN AND BENJAMIN BUFORD
“BUBBA” BLUE.

DEPARTURE (1 S T ACT)

STATUS QUO

Forrest Gump is a retarded boy who is accepted in the school doubtfully

due to the director relationship with Forrest mother, there Forrest meets
Jenny Curran his best friend.

CALL TO ADVENTURE / NEED

The call to the adventure is when a group of boys try to fight Forrest and
he starts running very fast.

DENIAL OR REFUSAL OF THE CALL

ASSISTANCE

The assistance of Forrest is Jenny, she helps Forrest always.

CROSSING THE THRESHOLD / GO

INITIATION (2 N D ACT)

MEETING ALLIES AND ENEMIES

TRAINING AND TRIALS / SEARCH

APPROACH / FIND (GETTING CLOSSER TO THE “BATTLE” OR MEETING SOMEONE

POWERFUL THAT OFFERS HELP)

CRISIS (FACING GREAT DANGER AND HAVING TO USE WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED)

TREASURE / TAKE (A REWARD OR SOMETHING LEARNED FROM THE CRISIS)

RESULT (WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THE SPECIAL WORLD)

RETURN (3 R D ACT)

RETURN (THE WAY BACK TO THE ORDINARY WORLD)

NEW LIFE / CHANGE (HOW THE STATUS QUO CHANGES AFTER THE CHARACTER’S
GROWTH)