@base <https://monomyth.metamuses.org/graph/> .
@prefix monomyth: <https://monomyth.metamuses.org/ontology#> .
@prefix dcterms: <http://purl.org/dc/terms/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix schema: <http://schema.org/> .
@prefix wd: <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

# ==============================================================================
# THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (Movie, 2013)
# ==============================================================================

<walter-mitty> a monomyth:NarrativeWork,
        schema:Movie ;
    rdfs:label "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"@en ;
    dcterms:title "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"@en ;
    dcterms:created "2013"^^xsd:gYear ;
    dcterms:creator "Ben Stiller" ;
    schema:countryOfOrigin wd:Q30 ;
    schema:genre "Adventure"@en,
        "Drama"@en ;
    owl:sameAs wd:Q3522637 ;
    monomyth:interpretedBy <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    rdfs:comment """A 2013 film where a negative assets manager at Life magazine, prone to vivid
daydreams, embarks on a global quest to find a missing photograph, ultimately discovering his own
courage and identity."""@en .

# --- Monomyth Expressions --------------

<walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> a monomyth:MonomythExpression ;
    rdfs:label "Walter Mitty's Hero's Journey"@en ;
    rdfs:comment """A specific interpretation of the monomyth structure as it is realized in the
narrative of 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', focusing on the character Walter Mitty's journey
from a negative assets manager to a courageous and self-discovering individual."""@en ;
    monomyth:interprets <walter-mitty> ;
    monomyth:hasHero <walter-mitty/characters/walter> ;
    monomyth:hasCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/sean>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/cheryl>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/ted>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/mother>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/todd> ;
    monomyth:hasStageRealization <walter-mitty/stages/negative-25-missing>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/daydream-retreat>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/clues-and-encouragement>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/flight-to-greenland>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/the-helicopter-leap>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/iceland-trek>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/absent-meeting-with-goddess>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/volcanic-retreat>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/fired-and-defeated>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/discarded-wallet>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/mothers-clue>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/himalayan-trek>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/the-ghost-cat>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/leopard-lesson>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/conceptual-boon>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/airport-security>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/recovery-of-the-physical-boon>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/return-to-life>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/quintessence-of-life>,
        <walter-mitty/stages/walking-with-cheryl> .

# --- Characters -----------------------

<walter-mitty/characters/walter> a monomyth:Character ;
    rdfs:label "Walter Mitty"@en ;
    rdfs:comment """The protagonist of the story, a negative assets manager at Life magazine who
embarks on a journey to find a missing photograph through which he goes through the self-discovery
journey."""@en ;
    monomyth:heroOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:characterOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:embodiesArchetype monomyth:Hero .

<walter-mitty/characters/sean> a monomyth:Character ;
    rdfs:label "Sean O'Connell"@en ;
    rdfs:comment """The protagonist's idol, a famous photographer who embarks on a journey to find a
rare snow leopard and is a mentor to Walter in his journey  to teach him about the quintessence of
life, photography and adventure. He is also a herald to Walter in his journey."""@en ;
    monomyth:characterOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:embodiesArchetype monomyth:Mentor,
        monomyth:Herald .

<walter-mitty/characters/cheryl> a monomyth:Character ;
    rdfs:label "Cheryl Melhoff"@en ;
    rdfs:comment """Walter's coworker and love interest, who encourages his journey of self-discovery
through the imaginations of her by Walter in his daydreams."""@en ;
    monomyth:characterOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:embodiesArchetype monomyth:Ally,
        monomyth:Mentor .

<walter-mitty/characters/ted> a monomyth:Character ;
    rdfs:label "Ted Hendricks"@en ;
    rdfs:comment """The antagonist of the story, who threatens Walter's job at Life magazine by
digitizing the magazine which causes lot's of employees to lose their job's, Walter being one of
them."""@en ;
    monomyth:characterOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:embodiesArchetype monomyth:Shadow,
        monomyth:ThresholdGuardian .

<walter-mitty/characters/mother> a monomyth:Character ;
    rdfs:label "Edna Mitty"@en ;
    rdfs:comment """Walter's mother, who provides external encouragement through her words especially
when Walter goes through daydreaming episodes."""@en ;
    monomyth:characterOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:embodiesArchetype monomyth:Ally,
        monomyth:Herald .

<walter-mitty/characters/todd> a monomyth:Character ;
    rdfs:label "Todd Maher"@en ;
    rdfs:comment """The eHarmony representative who provides external encouragement, to Walter by
helping him analyzing his achievements in reality instead of daydreams."""@en ;
    monomyth:characterOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:embodiesArchetype monomyth:Ally .

# --- Stage Realizations ---------------

<walter-mitty/stages/negative-25-missing> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Negative 25 is missing"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:TheCallToAdventure ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/ted>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/sean> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:StrongFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 1 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """Walter Mitty works in the basement photo department of Life
magazine as the negative assets manager, carefully cataloguing and processing the work of famous
photojournalists while living a deeply repetitive life defined by routine, silence, and elaborate
daydreams. He quietly admires Cheryl Melhoff, a coworker in Life Magazine, in online dating profile
management, but lacks the confidence even to send her a proper wink through eHarmony because his
profile appears empty and unremarkable. At the same time, Life is preparing its final print issue as
the company transitions to digital under the supervision of Ted Hendricks, whose restructuring
threatens Walter's department. When renowned photographer Sean O'Connell sends his final roll of
negatives along with a leather wallet as a personal gift, his note identifies negative #25 as the
"quintessence of life" and insists it should be the final cover image. Walter discovers the negative
is missing. Ted immediately demands its production, transforming Walter's quiet technical
responsibility into a crisis that threatens both his career and the symbolic closure of the magazine."""@en ;
    monomyth:hasSemioticDivergence <walter-mitty/divergences/semiotic/call-as-professional-crisis> .

<walter-mitty/stages/daydream-retreat> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Daydream retreat"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:RefusalOfTheCall ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/ted> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:ModerateFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 2 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """Faced with Ted's pressure and unable to explain the missing
image, Walter retreats into the psychological refuge that has always protected him from confrontation.
Throughout the office he repeatedly dissociates into vivid heroic fantasies: imagining himself
leaping through exploding buildings, confronting Ted with impossible courage, and performing acts of
public confidence impossible for his ordinary self. Rather than searching actively for a solution,
he delays, avoids direct answers, and lets his imagination temporarily overwrite reality. This
refusal is not spoken aloud but enacted through paralysis and escapism, revealing how deeply his
fantasies function as protection against action."""@en ;
    monomyth:hasNarrativeDivergence <walter-mitty/divergences/narrative/internalized-refusal> .

<walter-mitty/stages/clues-and-encouragement> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Clues and encouragement"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:SupernaturalAid ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/cheryl>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/sean> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:StrongFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 3 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """Cheryl notices Walter's distress and encourages him to stop
viewing Sean's photographs as isolated negatives and instead read them as clues. Together they
examine the remaining images: a weathered thumb bearing a distinctive ring, a fishing vessel,
fragments of landscape, and small environmental details that suggest movement across distant places.
Cheryl's confidence in Walter's perceptiveness gives him emotional permission to act, while Sean's
gift of the wallet implies trust and recognition from someone Walter deeply admires professionally.
These clues, combined with Cheryl's quiet encouragement, transform the missing negative from a
bureaucratic problem into an interpretable trail."""@en ;
    monomyth:hasSemioticDivergence <walter-mitty/divergences/semiotic/corporate-aid> .

<walter-mitty/stages/flight-to-greenland> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Flight to Greenland"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:TheCrossingOfTheFirstThreshold ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:PerfectFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 4 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """For the first time in years, Walter abandons hesitation and
physically leaves New York. Following the photographic clues, he books a flight to Greenland and
enters a world of uncertainty entirely unlike the controlled routines of the Life archive room. This
departure marks a literal and symbolic crossing: he moves from observation to participation, from
cataloguing other people's adventures to beginning his own."""@en .

<walter-mitty/stages/the-helicopter-leap> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "The Helicopter Leap"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:TheBellyOfTheWhale ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/cheryl> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:StrongFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 5 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """In Nuuk, Walter tracks down a helicopter pilot whose thumb
matches the ring visible in Sean's photograph. He discovers the pilot is intoxicated and preparing
to deliver supplies to a ship where Sean had recently been. Terrified and standing on the dock,
Walter hesitates. In this suspended moment, he imagines Cheryl appearing and singing David Bowie's
"Space Oddity", the fantasy transforming his fear into resolve. He boards the helicopter. Mid-flight,
he must jump toward the ship below but misjudges the leap and crashes into the freezing North
Atlantic. Struggling in the icy water and narrowly escaping a shark, he is pulled aboard by the
crew. The plunge functions as both literal survival ordeal and symbolic destruction of his former
passive self."""@en ;
    monomyth:hasNarrativeDivergence <walter-mitty/divergences/narrative/atlantic-belly> .

<walter-mitty/stages/iceland-trek> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Iceland trek"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:TheRoadOfTrials ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/sean> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:StrongFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 6 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """Although Sean is no longer on the ship, Walter discovers a
clementine cake wrapper that points toward Iceland. Pursuing this new clue, he travels to Skógar and
continues across increasingly dangerous terrain. To move faster, he trades the Stretch Armstrong toy
that his sister had bought him for his birthday, for a skateboard owned by a local teenager. He then
longboards down an immense winding road through volcanic landscapes, balancing fear and exhilaration.
As he races toward what he believes is Sean's location, he experiences something entirely new:
confidence generated by action rather than fantasy. Yet despite reaching the region where Sean was
seen, he remains just out of reach."""@en .

<walter-mitty/stages/absent-meeting-with-goddess> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Absent Meeting with the Goddess"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:TheMeetingWithTheGoddess ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/cheryl> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:AbsentFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 7 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """Unlike traditional heroic narratives, Walter experiences no
direct transformative union during this phase. Cheryl remains physically absent from the adventure,
existing instead as an internalized source of courage and emotional orientation. Her influence
shapes Walter's decisions, but the narrative postpones any actual relational resolution, replacing
the classical encounter with a deferred emotional possibility."""@en ;
    monomyth:hasNarrativeDivergence <walter-mitty/divergences/narrative/absent-goddess-focus-on-mentor> .

<walter-mitty/stages/volcanic-retreat> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Volcanic retreat"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:TheMagicFlight ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/sean> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:WeakFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 8 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """As Walter closes in on Sean's location in Iceland, a volcanic
eruption destabilizes the region and interrupts his pursuit. Forced to evacuate and unable to
continue, he must abandon the search and return to New York empty-handed. This interruption produces
a premature collapse of the quest, not because Walter chooses retreat but because external reality
imposes it, disrupting the heroic trajectory before resolution can be achieved."""@en ;
    monomyth:hasSequentialDivergence <walter-mitty/divergences/sequential/premature-return> .

<walter-mitty/stages/fired-and-defeated> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Fired and defeated"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:WomanAsTheTemptress ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/ted>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/cheryl> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:InvertedFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 9 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """Back in New York, Walter is humiliated and dismissed by Ted
for failing to recover the negative. Still trying to hold onto one meaningful gesture, he visits
Cheryl's home to give the skateboard he had carried back from Iceland for her son, as he was
interested in skate boarding. There he sees her ex-husband present in the house and assumes she has
reconciled with him. Misreading the scene as confirmation that he has failed both professionally and
personally, Walter withdraws emotionally. His despair becomes a temptation to return fully to
passivity and abandon the transformation he had begun."""@en ;
    monomyth:hasNarrativeDivergence <walter-mitty/divergences/narrative/temptation-of-despair> .

<walter-mitty/stages/discarded-wallet> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Discarding the wallet"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:RefusalOfTheReturn ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/mother>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/sean> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:ModerateFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 10 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """Convinced that his journey has accomplished nothing, Walter
visits his mother feeling defeated and directionless. In frustration and self-reproach, he throws
Sean's wallet into the trash. This act symbolizes his rejection of the significance of his journey
and his inability to recognize that the quest has already transformed him."""@en ;
    monomyth:hasSequentialDivergence <walter-mitty/divergences/sequential/early-refusal-of-life> .

<walter-mitty/stages/mothers-clue> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Mother's clue"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:RescueFromWithout ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/mother>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/sean> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:StrongFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 11 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """While going through family belongings, Walter stands in front
of the piano his father had once bought for his mother—a heavy presence in the room, now a symbol of
loss as the family prepares to sell it because he has been fired from Life magazine and can no
longer contribute financially. The instrument feels like both a memory and a burden, marking the
quiet collapse of stability at home. As he lingers there, Walter recalls one of Sean O'Connell's
clue photographs showing a piano in an unexpected setting. The connection clicks into place. He asks
his mother whether Sean had ever been there, and she confirms that he had indeed visited their home.
In that moment, Walter realizes he had already been given this clue before—but had overlooked it
entirely, just as he often overlooks reality while lost in his own thoughts. The piano, both in the
photograph and in front of him now, becomes the missing link he failed to interpret. Reassembling
the sequence of clues, he understands that Sean's trail leads to the Himalayas, where he is
photographing the elusive snow leopard. This quiet domestic revelation becomes the turning point
that pulls Walter out of defeat and sets him back into motion, reigniting the pursuit with renewed
clarity and purpose."""@en ;
    monomyth:hasSemioticDivergence <walter-mitty/divergences/semiotic/domestic-guide> .

<walter-mitty/stages/himalayan-trek> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Himalayan trek"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:TheRoadOfTrials ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:StrongFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 12 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """Walter undertakes a second and more demanding journey,
traveling through Afghanistan and trekking into the Himalayas. Unlike his earlier adventures, this
passage is quieter and more deliberate. He no longer depends on fantasy for courage; he simply moves
forward, demonstrating the practical confidence he has acquired through experience."""@en .

<walter-mitty/stages/the-ghost-cat> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "The Ghost Cat"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:AtonementWithTheFather ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/sean> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:StrongFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 13 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """Walter finally locates Sean high in the mountains as he waits
silently for the appearance of the rare snow leopard known as the "ghost cat". Their meeting lacks
dramatic confrontation. Instead, it unfolds through stillness, patience, and mutual recognition.
Sean treats Walter not as an anonymous employee in the photo department but as someone worthy of
respect, marking a subtle but profound shift in Walter's self-understanding."""@en ;
    monomyth:hasSemioticDivergence <walter-mitty/divergences/semiotic/artist-as-father> .

<walter-mitty/stages/leopard-lesson> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Leopard lesson"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:Apotheosis ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/sean> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:StrongFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 14 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """When the snow leopard finally emerges, Sean chooses not to
photograph it. He explains that some moments are too beautiful to interrupt, telling Walter that
"beautiful things don't ask for attention". This statement reframes Walter's understanding of value.
Meaning lies not in capturing or proving experience, but in inhabiting it fully. The lesson
dissolves Walter's need for fantasy as compensation for absence from life."""@en .

<walter-mitty/stages/conceptual-boon> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Conceptual Boon"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:TheUltimateBoon ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/sean> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:StrongFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 15 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """Sean reveals that negative #25 had been inside the wallet he
gave Walter all along. When he wrote "look inside" in his letter, he meant it quite literally: the
photograph was hidden within the wallet itself, unnoticed because Walter never thought to fully
examine it. More importantly, the encounter shifts the meaning of the entire journey. The true
reward is not the photograph itself, but what Walter has become through the search. In meeting Sean,
he reaches a deeper understanding of himself—moving from a passive observer of life to someone who
actively participates in it. He gains confidence, presence, and a sense of self-worth no longer
dependent on external approval or imagined heroism. This internal change is the real outcome of the
quest: the conceptual boon."""@en .

<walter-mitty/stages/airport-security> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Airport security"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:TheMagicFlight ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/todd> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:ModerateFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 16 ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/todd> ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """Returning from the Himalayas carrying a traditional
instrument gifted by local villagers, Walter is detained by airport security in Los Angeles. Unable
to easily explain his situation, he calls Todd Maher, the eHarmony representative who had earlier
tried to help him complete his incomplete dating profile. Todd verifies Walter's identity and
enthusiastically acknowledges the remarkable adventures Walter has now lived. The scene offers
bureaucratic resistance transformed into recognition of genuine growth."""@en ;
    monomyth:hasSemioticDivergence <walter-mitty/divergences/semiotic/bureaucratic-flight> .

<walter-mitty/stages/recovery-of-the-physical-boon> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Recovery of the Negative"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:RescueFromWithout ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/mother> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:PerfectFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 17 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """Back home, Walter's mother reveals that she retrieved the
discarded wallet from the trash. Opening it carefully, Walter finally finds an envelope hidden
inside containing negative #25. The object he had sought across continents had been there all along,
accessible only after he had undergone the internal transformation necessary to understand its
meaning."""@en ;
    monomyth:hasSequentialDivergence <walter-mitty/divergences/sequential/delayed-physical-attainment> .

<walter-mitty/stages/return-to-life> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Return to Life"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:TheCrossingOfTheReturnThreshold ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/ted> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:StrongFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 18 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """Walter returns to the Life office and delivers negative #25
to the remaining staff. He directly confronts Ted Hendricks, no longer intimidated or evasive. By
standing up for himself and for the dignity of the magazine's legacy, he reintegrates into his
original world as a fundamentally changed person."""@en .

<walter-mitty/stages/quintessence-of-life> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Quintessence of Life"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:MasterOfTheTwoWorlds ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/cheryl>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/sean> ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:PerfectFit ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 19 ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """When the final issue is published, Walter and Cheryl, running
into each other to get their last pay check, discover the cover displayed at a newsstand. The
photograph is of Walter himself sitting outside the Life building, quietly absorbed in his work.
Sean had recognized in Walter's unnoticed dedication the true "quintessence of life". The revelation
validates Walter's journey by showing that the extraordinary had always existed within the ordinary."""@en .

<walter-mitty/stages/walking-with-cheryl> a monomyth:StageRealization ;
    rdfs:label "Walking with Cheryl"@en ;
    monomyth:realizesStage monomyth:FreedomToLive ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOf <walter-mitty/monomyths/walter-journey> ;
    monomyth:involvesCharacter <walter-mitty/characters/walter>,
        <walter-mitty/characters/cheryl> ;
    monomyth:stageRealizationOrder 20 ;
    monomyth:hasFitQuality monomyth:PerfectFit ;
    monomyth:realizationDescription """In the final moments, Walter walks beside Cheryl through New
York in a calm and unremarkable scene made meaningful by his complete presence within it. He no
longer drifts into fantasy because he no longer needs imagined heroism. His life has become real
enough to inhabit fully, and his relationship with Cheryl now begins on authentic rather than
imagined terms."""@en .

# --- Narrative Divergences ------------

<walter-mitty/divergences/narrative/absent-goddess-focus-on-mentor> a monomyth:NarrativeDivergence ;
    rdfs:label "Absent Goddess divergence"@en ;
    monomyth:divergenceOf <walter-mitty/stages/absent-meeting-with-goddess> ;
    monomyth:divergesFrom monomyth:TheMeetingWithTheGoddess ;
    monomyth:divergenceRationale """The narrative omits a literal meeting with a maternal or divine
goddess to prioritize Walter's grounded romantic connection and his search for an elusive mentor."""@en .

<walter-mitty/divergences/narrative/internalized-refusal> a monomyth:NarrativeDivergence ;
    rdfs:label "Internalized Refusal divergence"@en ;
    monomyth:divergenceOf <walter-mitty/stages/daydream-retreat> ;
    monomyth:divergesFrom monomyth:RefusalOfTheCall ;
    monomyth:divergenceRationale """The refusal is psychological escapism rather than a literal
rejection of the call."""@en .

<walter-mitty/divergences/narrative/atlantic-belly> a monomyth:NarrativeDivergence ;
    rdfs:label "Atlantic Belly divergence"@en ;
    monomyth:divergenceOf <walter-mitty/stages/the-helicopter-leap> ;
    monomyth:divergesFrom monomyth:TheBellyOfTheWhale ;
    monomyth:divergenceRationale """The 'Whale' is the North Atlantic ocean, representing a literal
and symbolic death of the old self."""@en .

<walter-mitty/divergences/narrative/temptation-of-despair> a monomyth:NarrativeDivergence ;
    rdfs:label "Temptation of Despair divergence"@en ;
    monomyth:divergenceOf <walter-mitty/stages/fired-and-defeated> ;
    monomyth:divergesFrom monomyth:WomanAsTheTemptress ;
    monomyth:divergenceRationale """The temptation is the hero's own insecurity and the urge to
remain in a safe, defeated state."""@en .

# --- Sequential Divergences -----------

<walter-mitty/divergences/sequential/premature-return> a monomyth:SequentialDivergence ;
    rdfs:label "Premature Return divergence (volcanic eruption)"@en ;
    monomyth:divergenceOf <walter-mitty/stages/volcanic-retreat> ;
    monomyth:divergesFrom monomyth:TheMagicFlight ;
    monomyth:divergenceRationale """A physical return occurs halfway through the journey due to
external failure, interrupting the canonical sequence."""@en .

<walter-mitty/divergences/sequential/early-refusal-of-life> a monomyth:SequentialDivergence ;
    rdfs:label "Early Refusal of Life divergence"@en ;
    monomyth:divergenceOf <walter-mitty/stages/discarded-wallet> ;
    monomyth:divergesFrom monomyth:RefusalOfTheReturn ;
    monomyth:divergenceRationale """The hero refuses his new identity early because he perceives his
first attempt as a failure."""@en .

<walter-mitty/divergences/sequential/delayed-physical-attainment> a monomyth:SequentialDivergence ;
    rdfs:label "Delayed Physical Attainment divergence"@en ;
    monomyth:divergenceOf <walter-mitty/stages/recovery-of-the-physical-boon> ;
    monomyth:divergesFrom monomyth:TheUltimateBoon ;
    monomyth:divergenceRationale """The physical Boon is retrieved after the internal transformation
is complete, reversing the typical acquisition sequence."""@en .

# --- Semiotic Divergences -------------

<walter-mitty/divergences/semiotic/call-as-professional-crisis> a monomyth:SemioticDivergence ;
    rdfs:label "Call as Professional Crisis divergence"@en ;
    monomyth:divergenceOf <walter-mitty/stages/negative-25-missing> ;
    monomyth:divergesFrom monomyth:TheCallToAdventure ;
    monomyth:divergenceRationale """The call is expressed through a corporate crisis involving the
transition from print to digital media."""@en .

<walter-mitty/divergences/semiotic/corporate-aid> a monomyth:SemioticDivergence ;
    rdfs:label "Corporate Aid divergence"@en ;
    monomyth:divergenceOf <walter-mitty/stages/clues-and-encouragement> ;
    monomyth:divergesFrom monomyth:SupernaturalAid ;
    monomyth:divergenceRationale """A simple gift replaces traditional mythic talismans."""@en .

<walter-mitty/divergences/semiotic/domestic-guide> a monomyth:SemioticDivergence ;
    rdfs:label "Domestic Guide divergence"@en ;
    monomyth:divergenceOf <walter-mitty/stages/mothers-clue> ;
    monomyth:divergesFrom monomyth:RescueFromWithout ;
    monomyth:divergenceRationale """The guide is the hero's mother being present to help him and
remind him of the event that he has missed regarding the clues, due to being in his head and
immaginations."""@en .

<walter-mitty/divergences/semiotic/artist-as-father> a monomyth:SemioticDivergence ;
    rdfs:label "Artist as Father divergence"@en ;
    monomyth:divergenceOf <walter-mitty/stages/the-ghost-cat> ;
    monomyth:divergesFrom monomyth:AtonementWithTheFather ;
    monomyth:divergenceRationale """The Father is a secular artist; atonement is achieved through
shared professional respect."""@en .

<walter-mitty/divergences/semiotic/bureaucratic-flight> a monomyth:SemioticDivergence ;
    rdfs:label "Bureaucratic Flight divergence"@en ;
    monomyth:divergenceOf <walter-mitty/stages/airport-security> ;
    monomyth:divergesFrom monomyth:TheMagicFlight ;
    monomyth:divergenceRationale """The Magic Flight is expressed through the modern struggle of
airport bureaucracy."""@en .