Journey Map

Campbell's Hero's Journey

 * 1) The Call to Adventure Oftentimes, whistleblowers receive their call to action when faced with a moral dilemma. A person or organization may ask or expose them to a situation that goes against their personal principles, forcing them to reveal the problem publically for the greater good.


 * 1) Refusal of the Call Although not recorded in many reports about whistleblowers, there is no doubt most were reluctant to expose the actions of powerful people in fear of their backlash. One example may include Mordechai Vanunu, who was kidnapped and imprisoned by the Israeli government after leaking photos of the government's nuclear reactor.
 * 2) Supernatural Aid Whistleblowers appear to, generally, work independently. However, the press usually plays a big part in aiding the exposure of their story.
 * 3) The Crossing of the First Threshold After blowing the whistle, whistleblowers receive a counteraction from the people or organizations they revealed as corrupt. Such as, revolutionary soldier Samuel Shaw's imprisonment after reporting his Commodore for abusing prisoners of war.
 * 4) The Belly of the Whale Whistleblowing leads to putting yourself not only in the public eye, but also a lot of time in court supporting your case or, in other cases, in prison. Alternatively, this could also apply to the work many face prior to whistleblowing, such as Jan Karski sneaking into Nazi concentration camps.
 * 5) The Road of Trials Whistleblowers can encounter a number of trials. Some may include having to support your case in court, attempt to enforce reforms yourself, face backlash from the public, etc.
 * 6) The Meeting with the Goddess This doesn't apply.
 * 7) Woman as the Temptress This doesn't apply.
 * 8) Atonement with the Father This doesn't apply.
 * 9) Apotheosis This could apply to earlier in the journey of the whistleblower, in which they realize they can use their knowledge to make an immoral event known. Or, it could pertain to later, when they may need to accept that their action will or will not have a positive impact moving forward.
 * 10) The Ultimate Boom The harshest or most impactful reactions of whistleblowing. As mentioned in other aspects of the story, this may prison, as it was for Chelsea Manning or time court, as it was for Smedley Butler.
 * 11) Refusal of the Return This doesn't apply.
 * 12) The Magic Flight This doesn't apply.
 * 13) Rescue from Without This doesn't apply.
 * 14) The Crossing of the Return Threshold This doesn't apply.
 * 15) Master of the Two Worlds This doesn't apply.
 * 16) Freedom to Live This doesn't apply.