Part A What is the central idea in the Newsela article "Joseph Campbell and the Hero's Journey"?

Campbell realized that the youth of today need to see heroes in the stories they read.

Campbell introduced the first story that is considered the "hero's journey."

Campbell discovered a common structure in many types of stories.

Campbell analyzed the character arc in films and screenplays.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

"The journey usually includes a symbolic death and rebirth of the character."

"Campbell calls this pattern the 'monomyth.' The monomyth is the typical path a story takes, across all cultures and religions."

"Within this overall structure, Campbell proposes 17 story stages. They include the Call to Adventure; the Road of Trials; Temptation; Magic Flight; and Return."

"The hero's journey has three stages, which are separation, initiation, and return."