ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Return with the Elixir is the final Reward earned on the Hero’s Journey. The Hero has been resurrected, purified and has earned the right to be accepted back into the Ordinary World and share the Elixir of the Journey. The true Hero returns with an Elixir to share with others or heal a wounded land.

Detailed explanation-2: -The theory of self-realization is that a life of excellence is based on the actualization of human potentialities. In psychology, this is called “self-development.” Self-realization, here, is not meant to connote the active awareness of the Stoics, as the word might suggest (i.e., “becoming aware").

Detailed explanation-3: -The Hero’s Journey is a common story structure that takes place in three stages. First, the hero’s ordinary life is disrupted by a call for adventure. Second, the hero has to overcome ordeals and defeat enemies during their quest. Finally, they return home transformed.

Detailed explanation-4: -three major phases: departure, initiation, and return. Within this three stages there are several sub-stages. phases in exact order for the story to outline a true epic quest.