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The character, typically the hero, receives a Call to Adventure but at first refuses for some reason. Events then conspire to force them to accept the call, and in a good number of cases, the events in question hit home in a very tragic fashion. If this is the second (or further) iteration of a Hero's cycle, it isn't uncommon for the Hero to have forgotten his adventures, given up his Hero powers, or some combination of the two, deliberately or otherwise: this variant of the refusal is Can't Stay Normal. Examples of Refusal of the Call include:

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  • Refusal of the Call
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  • The character, typically the hero, receives a Call to Adventure but at first refuses for some reason. Events then conspire to force them to accept the call, and in a good number of cases, the events in question hit home in a very tragic fashion. If this is the second (or further) iteration of a Hero's cycle, it isn't uncommon for the Hero to have forgotten his adventures, given up his Hero powers, or some combination of the two, deliberately or otherwise: this variant of the refusal is Can't Stay Normal. Examples of Refusal of the Call include:
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  • The character, typically the hero, receives a Call to Adventure but at first refuses for some reason. Events then conspire to force them to accept the call, and in a good number of cases, the events in question hit home in a very tragic fashion. If this is the second (or further) iteration of a Hero's cycle, it isn't uncommon for the Hero to have forgotten his adventures, given up his Hero powers, or some combination of the two, deliberately or otherwise: this variant of the refusal is Can't Stay Normal. The term comes from anthropologist Joseph Campbell's analysis of heroic sagas; it is a standard feature of such stories. (See The Hero's Journey.) Of course some heroes jump at the chance for adventure. (Others would have if they'd only gotten it!) See also: Achilles in His Tent, Leave Your Quest Test and The Drag Along. Contrast Adventure Rebuff, where in Soviet Russia the Call Refuses You. Also contrast We Are Not Going Through That Again that takes place at the end of a story where the heroes refuse to repeat their adventure when confronted with the possibility. Examples of Refusal of the Call include:
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