Rebirth
This is the final basic plot type. In this plot type, the hero faces a powerful threat that eventually kills him (literally or figuratively). He endures this state of death until it seems that it has become permanent, but then, incredibly, he is reborn or revived. Some authors consider this to be the female equivalent of the male Epic Quest. (I don't buy that, but it does seem common to have a male hero on a quest.)
Examples: Sleeping Beauty, The Matrix
Stages
1. Awaking to Trouble
The immature hero falls under the influence of a malevolent threat.
2. Fighting For Normal
The hero’s life goes reasonably well, and the threat seems to have faded to the background.
3. The Sleep of Death
The threat asserts its power over the hero, so that the hero enters a living death.
4. Loss of Hope
This state continues until it seems that the power of the malevolent threat is completely victorious.
5. Kiss of Life
The hero is miraculously reborn or revived, often by an innocent character of the opposite gender.
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