12 Stages Of A Hero's Journey Analysis

There are 12 stages that consists of a hero’s journey; however, not all of these stages sometimes apply to all heros and that doesn’t mean that the person isn’t considered a hero just because not all of the following stages didn’t happen. The 12 stages consist of the ordinary world, the call to adventure, refusal of the call, meeting with the mentor, crossing the threshold, tests, allies, & enemies, approach, the ordeal, the reward, the road back, the resurrection, and return with the elixir.
The ordinary world stage is what it sounds like; it’s the average life of the person who’s about to become a hero. This is also like the exposition of the story because there’s important background information that's needed to know about the future hero.
The call to adventure is why there’s a story in the first

place. There’s a shift from the ordinary world which leads to the “special” world where the person faces a problem.
Facing a problem can sometimes be scary which is why there is a stage of refusal of the call.

In order for there to even be a story, the person needs to overcome this stage, otherwise the person would just stay in their comfort zone thus, not making the story interesting for the reader. This is almost like a character v. self problem.
Once the person decides to enter the special world, they encounter their mentor to guide them into the special world so he or she can succeed. There’s physical and mental preparation.
Crossing the threshold is like making it official that the person has taken a leap of fate to invest into the difficult journey that there is in the special world. This doesn’t mean that fears or concerns are completely gone, but they have chosen to make their hopes bigger than their fears.
Tests, allies, & enemies is why there’s a special world and problem in the first place. Because there’s a variety of people in the special world, he or she needs to become aware of who is who. This establishes the character v character problem.
Approach to the inmost cave is when the hero and the allies prepare for a main event which means trying to defeat the

enemies.
The ordeal is when the hero faces the biggest and most dangerous event, which is usually death. This scene is the most intense.
The reward is what happens after winning or going through a dangerous thing. But after this, it doesn’t mean things are all “happily ever after.”
The road back is when the hero chooses to go back to the ordinary world, but there’s an interruption on the way back.
The resurrection is the climax. This was a lot more intense than the last the hero faced death or something dangerous.
The last stage is return with the elixir which is when the main event is over and the hero officially goes back to his normal life or chooses to live this new heroic life.