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Context: Richard Dreyfuss looking back; the article.
Ordinary World: 1950's USA; a small town but it was the world to me.
Heroes and Allies: the boys in the treehouse.
Call to Adventure: want to see a dead body.
Refusal: Vern resists; my Dad will kill me.
Overcoming Refusal: we can legitimately be away for two days.
Journey: setting out; the train track.
First Threshold Marker: the gate.
First Threshold Warning: Keep Out Sign.
First Threshold Outer Cave: in the junk yard.
First Threshold Middle Cave: the shop for food; flashback to big brother.
Pushed to the Inner Cave: forced out by the dog.
First Threshold Inner Cave: Teddy's Dad is a nut; the kids' challenges.
Warning of the Belly of the Whale: the train track; running from the train.
Belly of the Whale: camping at night; the lardass Hogan story.
Road of Trials New World: the deer; the morning.
Trial: crossing the bog / marsh.
Trial: the leeches.
Transformation: Gordie is changed.
Resisting the Sword: everyone wants to turn back.
Persuasion: Gordie will go on.
Seizing the Sword: finding the body.
Near Death Experience: Ace takes a knife to Chris.
Atonement with the Father: Gordie pulls a gun.
Apotheosis: they get the body; they make an anonymous phone call.
Ultimate Boon: the body is found.
Crossing the Return Threshold: walking back.
Master of Two Worlds: the boys split up.
Ultimate Boon: Older Gordie with his kids.
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