Spirit Bear Project: The Hero's Journey

The Hero's Journey

The Ordinary World:

Cole beats the crap out of Peter for telling on him because Cole robbed a hardware store. Faces adult jail.

Cole wants attention, acts the way he does, because his dad beats on him.

The Call to Adventure:     

Cole doesn't think he is going to be really punished  like all those times before. Cole doesn't realize is he is facing real consequences, adult jail time!

Refusal of the Call:           

Cole feels he can get out of jail time by doing Circle Justice, a group that Garvey told him about while visiting him at the detention center. He thinks he can act like he has changed and they will send him to

the island so he can escape.

Meeting with the Mentor:        

 Garvey and Circle Justice is introduced Garvey visits Cole and presents Cole with Circle Justice thinking it will give him a second chance.Edwin mentors Cole when he provided Cole's supplies for staying on the island and building the cabin for him and when he  teaches Cole about how to heal himself while on the island. Circle Justice helps him by  working with him to see if he has changed and is willing to heal while on the island. 

Crossing the  Threshold:         

Cole gets to the island and is angry for being there so he burns down the cabin Edwin built him and trjes to swim away but gets worn out because its high tide.

Tests, Allies, and Enemies:     

 Cole drifts back to the island after getting worn out trying to escape and learns that if he is going to escape that je will need more energy and time to rest. For energy Cole eats a half eaten fish he found. Cole begins the Spirit Bear

Approach:            

Cole sees the bear and just thinks it is big and stupid. the third time he sees the bear he tries to attack it and ends up getting his butt handed to him on a silver plate.

The Ordeal:        

 Bering alone is Cole's greatest fear. at first he feels everything is stupid then he sees the baby sparrows in the tree. Then a storm came and the tree fell down, killing the little birds who were helpless and only wanted food from their mother. Cole compares himself to the birds and he realizes he wants to live so he starts eating anything he can find. the Spirit Bear comes to check up on Cole and he touches it getting a piece of it's fur.later Edwin and Garvey find Cole and save him.

The Reward:          

Cole survives and realizes he wants to live. He has a better out look on life: that the world doesn't revolve around him and sees the error of his ways.

The Road Back:      

Cole is sent back to the island to prove he has changed and as punishment for trying to escape. While on the island this time he must provide his own supplies and build his own shelter. He must also do a healing cycle with Edwin, which includes hiking, wading in a cold pond, carrying his ancestor rock up a hill and pushing it back down, and carving in a totem pole what he has learned that day.      

The  Ressurection:                   

 Peter tries to commit suicide so Cole invites him to come stay on the island with Garvey,and him. Peter beats the crap out of Cole one day and forgives Cole for what he did. Peter then does the healing cycle with Cole and they carve a totem pole together.

Return with the Elixir:

Peter has forgiven Cole and the Spirit Bear finally appears to them. Cole learn to not blame others for his problem and to take responsibility for them and that it is bad to be angry.