English II archetypes and the hero journey in cars

trickster

mator

Shapeshifter

doc hudson

herald

doc hudson

mentor

doc hudson, mator, and the king

shadow

chick hicks and mcqueen's inner self

Return with the Elixir

comes back to radiator springs - makes it his head quarters "bestows his boons"

the call to adventure

fixing the road

Test, Allies, and Enemies

paving the road and turning on dirt

crossing the threshold

crossing the train tracks and falling out of mack

meeting the mentor

in the courtroom when he meets doc hudson

the hero

lightning mcqueen

Refusal of the Call

lightning not wanting to stay in radiator springs

the ordinary world

race, fame, speed

the reward

road back to radiator springs

goddess

sally

gift of the goddess

sally gives him trust, happiness, a home

threshold guardian

sheriff and the train

approaching the cave

the final race

the resurrection

the town in reborn lightning has new paint scheme - mixture of both worlds

the ordeal

about to win the race but he stops and sacrifices the cup to go and help the king