What is stage 9 of Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey? What is the significance of the “atonement with the father”? The atonement with the father is the stage of the hero’s journey in which the hero meets the figure of a fearsome father-god whom the hero must either overcome or reconcile with. The atonement with the father is stage 9 of Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey, from The Hero with a Thousand Faces. We’ll cover what the atonement with the father entails and look at two examples of this stage of the hero’s journey.
Atonement with the Father: Hero’s Journey, Stage 9 (Explained)
