Moana - A Heroes Journey by EVERETT SHAW

The Ordinary World

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Moana lives a life as the daughter of the Chief. She has a longing for the ocean when she was a young child and the ocean chose her.

Call To Adventure

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Moana had the call to adventure when her Grandma died and her last breath told her to Sail Maui across the ocean to restore the heart of Te Fiti. Moana eagerly packed her stuff and made her way past the reef.

Meeting the Mentor

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After a great storm came and strands Moana, Maui, the Demigod of the wind and seas tries to strand her on the island he'd be trapped on for 1,000 years.

Tests, Enemies, and Allies

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Soon after they find themselves facing the Kakamora, who attempt to steal the heart of Te Fiti since the heart is highly sought after. They then travel to the Realm of Monsters to collect Maui's hook, where Tamatoa attacks and attempts to eat both Moana and Maui while singing a song about how shiny he is. Moana and Maui escape the realm of the monsters with the hook.

Crossing the Threshold

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Moana and Maui leave the island where Maui tries many times to throw Moana off the boat.

Approach

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Maui relearns to use his hook and Moana and Maui set sail toward Te Fiti to restore the heart.

Moana and Maui finally reach the barrier

islands and Te Ka appears. Moana tries to sail through an opening in the islands, and Maui tries to urge Moana they aren't going to make it through although Moana was determined they would make it. Te Ka swiped at the boat, and in defence, Maui raised his hook, and the blow blew the boat along with Maui and Moana back and cracked Maui's hook. Maui leaves Moana, thinking they could never get past Te Ka. But Moana still stays persistent and sails back to return the heart herself.

The Reward

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Moana finds that Te Fiti is gone and sees a spiral in the middle of Te Ka. Moana then realizes that Te Ka is Te Fiti. Moana returns the heart with the help of the ocean. Te Fiti returns from the demon, and everything grows back again. Maui gets his hook back, and Moana is gifted with a brand new boat decorated with many flowers.

The Ordeal

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Moana returns to the barrier islands wgere Te Ka appears again. Moana feels confident she can get past Te Ka and Te Ka fires many fire meteors. Moana successfully gets past the barrier islands but Te Ka isn't done yet. It fires a very large meteor at Moana and a giant wave flips Moana's boat over, and when Te Ka is about to fire another meteor to kill Moana, Maui sweeps in and saves Moana. Maui splashes and amputates Te Ka to distract it. Moana finds the island where Te Fiti lives and quickly climbs it.

The Road Back

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Moana sets sail back to her home with the brand new ship in hand.

Return with the Reward

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Moana returns home with life where everyone is very happy that Moana is back. Everyone grabs the boats hidden in the waterfall and sets sail. Moana becomes the Chief and lives happily ever after with their tribe thriving.

Hero

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Moana is the Hero of this instance of the Heroes' Journey. Some character traits of her are:

resilient

perseverant

longs for adventure
a good person
and a not-so-good trait:
Somewhat Bossy

Threshold Guardian

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Tamatoa and Kokomora both fit the archetype of a threshold guardian because they both threaten Moana and Maui's lives while trying to get the heart. They are challenges that are hard to get past.

Mentor

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Moana's Grandma and Maui both fit the archetype of a mentor because they both give knowledge to Moana.

Herald

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Moana's grandma fits the archetype of a Herald because she sends Moana on her journey to return the heart when she dies.

Ally

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Maui serves as the main ally in Moana. He helps Moana survive every Threshold guardian and challenge that encounters Moana. In the end, everything paid off when he gets a new hook.