Monomyth: What is the Ultimate Boon in the Hero's Journey--Introduction/Definition
Channel: Josh Coker
Date: 2016-10-11

In this video Josh gives an introduction to the ultimate boon in the Monomyth (also known as the Hero's Journey). In layman's terms, the boon is the item or information that the hero goes on a quest to obtain.

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The main take-aways are as follows:

1) Monomyth means the “one story." It's also known as the Hero's Journey (and loosly associated with the Fool's Journey). Elements of the monomyth can be found in nearly all forms of mythology and fairytales from around the world. 

2) The Hero's Journey is comprised of a three act structure.
The three main phases (or acts, or stages, or major plot events--depending on what you're writing) are: 

--Separation (or Departure)
--Initiation (or Trials/Tests)
--Return 

Today we are exploring the second phase, Initiation. In particular, we are looking at the definition of the ultimate boon.  

In most mythology the boon is a symbolic/psychologic representation of the story's theme. For example, in both Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien uses the boon (the One Ring, and the Arkenstone respectively) to portray the theme that power corrupts, and total power corrupts totally. 

This post is just to cover a small section of the Monomyth. Over the course of the next few months Josh intends to provide several detailed explanations on the different aspects of the Hero’s Journey, and analyze more advanced steps in the narrative structure of the monomyth.