Frozen: A Hero's Journey

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Ordinary World

Princesses Elsa and Anna live in a castle with their parents. They play together and have lots of fun building a snowman using Elsa's magical powers. 

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Call to Adventure

Elsa loses control of her magical powers and freezes the city as she runs away and isolates herself in an ice castle she built on the day of her Queen of Arendelle coronation .

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Refusal of the Call

Anna, feeling responsible for her sister's actions, heads out in search of her sister.*

*I did not see evidence of a refusal of the call- Anna acted immediately

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Meeting with the Mentor

Elsa would build Olaf, the funloving snowman when they were children playing. Elsa made him again as she was leaving Arendelle. Anna discovered him on her search for Elsa and he stuck with her for the entire journey.

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Crossing the Threshold

Anna makes it to the top of North Mountain and into Queen Elsa's ice castle with the help of Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and Olaf. Elsa accidentally hits Anna with her magical powers and freezes her heart which can only be thawed by an act of true love.

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Tests, Allies, and Enemies

Prince Hans, who said he loved Anna and asked her to marry him, turns on her when she comes to him for love's first kiss to thaw her frozen heart. He locks her in the room and tells everyone she is dead.

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Olaf explains to Anna the meaning of love and proves that some people are worth melting for.

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Approach the Inmost Cave

As Anna gets closer to death, Olaf discovers Kristoff is coming back; is this the act of true love that will save her?

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Ordeal

Just as Kristoff is about to kiss Anna, she sees Hans coming at Elsa with a sword.

Instead of receiving love's first kiss, she chooses to save her sister's life by jumping in front of the sword.

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Reward

As Elsa clings sadly to her frozen sister, Anna's frozen body begins to thaw. Saving Elsa, Anna's unselfish true act of love, thawed her heart.

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Road Block

How could Queen Elsa return to Alendelle after she had left the city in frozen despair?

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Resurrection

Queen Elsa uses love to thaw Alendelle.

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Return with the Elixir

The city of Alendelle rejoice having summer back.

They now have occasional (planned) ice overs that townspeople ice skate on.

The doors and windows of the castle remain open.

Everyone lived happily ever after

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