The Hero's Journey in

Blade Runner and Do Androids Dream?

Campbell 's Hero

’ Dick's Hero

Movie Hero

  • Separation

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  • Call to Adventure

 Call comes to kill androids/ repllicants

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  • Refusal of Call

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. clear that he is tired of killing


Has to go kill them to get $ for animal

  • Supernatural Aid/ Mentor

.Voigt Kampf test acts a little like a map
in book Mercer is the supernatural guide figure, although Deckard doesn't accept that at first

.more of an existential hero0-- does it all himself (the "god" figure -- Tyrell is revealed to be flawed)

  • Helper/ Companions

.Phil Resch is a kind of double

. Gaff isn't really a helper, but also not really an enemy

  • Crossing the

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  • Belly of the Whale

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  • Intitation

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  • Road of Trials

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Brother-Battle

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Meeting with Goddess

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Dragon Battle

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Abduction/ Night Sea Journey

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Ritual Dismemberment/Sparagmos

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Sacred Marriage

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Atonement to/Recognition by the Father

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Apotheosis

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Ultimate Boon/ Magic Elixir

 

 

Return

 

 

Refusal of Return

 

 

Magic Flight/ Pursuit

 

 

Rescue from Without

 

 

Return Threshold

 

 

Master of Two Worlds

 

 

Freedom to Live