15. Guidance: Hero reaches destination

Disciplines > Storytelling > Propp's Morphology of the Folk Tale > 15. Guidance: Hero reaches destination

Description | Discussion | See also

Previous: 14. Acquisition: Hero gains magical item

Next: 16. Struggle: Hero and villain do battle

Description

Symbol: G

The hero now moves on with the story, traveling to the region in which the object of the journey may be gained. This traveling may be a long journey or may be some form of magical transport, such as on a flying carpet or instantaneous transfer to the destination realm.

Example

In Star Wars, they journey to the Death Star.

Discussion

Reaching the new location gives the reader a new sense of movement, both physically and with the storyline. Anticipation starts to build that the 'lack' will soon be resolved.