...& the Hero’s Journey There is no denying the fact that the hero is popular topic which is much talked about not by movies, but also by the real society. It is generally thought that we always discuss about heroes all time but no one seems to have same opinion on what makes a hero. Many definitions of a hero is someone have superpower, strength, courage and brave. But who could considered example of heroes? Everyone has their opinion to define a hero so I also have my opinion to define a hero. “The Pursuit of Happyness” is a movie which was released in 2006. This movie is an adaptation of a real story. Chris Gardner, who is a singer father. He is homelessness and poor because he failed on his business. He also has to raise his son. For his son’s future ,he never give up and always look for changes to change his life. He believed that as long as it is hard enough, happiness will come tomorrow. In the end, he be a successful stockbroker and changes his life. For many hero’s stories, Chris Gardner is not a typical super hero. He doesn’t have any superpowers and strength. He is homelessness with his son and poor, no one can care about them. However, he is kind of a special hero. He has strong mind and the spirit of never give up when he faced to many challenges. Maybe he could not change the world and help everyone but he changed himself and he gave his son more happiness in his son life. And there are three conspicuous aspects about Chris Gardner in the hero’s journey step are...
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...The Hero’s Journey 1 Running head: THE HERO’S JOURNEY PAPER The Hero’s Journey Paper Mr. Cooper English 11 By: Brittany Dorris Hero’s Journey Paper 2 The Hero’s Journey Paper What is a hero in your opinion? A hero in my opinion is someone who saves life while risking their owns. In this paper I will be telling you how the book Hercules & the movie the Matrix relate in the 17 Stages of the Monomyth (Hero’s Journey). -The Call of Adventure (Stage 1) In the movie the Matrix Neo gets mail on his computer telling him to follow the white rabbit. The white rabbit was a tattoo that a girl had on their back. Although he didn’t know that until he saw it. As to in the book Hercules tried to kill two snakes. You probably are thinking what do this have to have to do with each other. It’s the call to leave his or her normal life and face adventure. -Refusal Call (Stage 2) In the movie the Matrix Neo haves to go to work with a hangover & he gets a call from mophans about not going on the leader and getting back he isn’t ready to be a leader. As to in Hercules tries to kill himself. To try to escape Hera’s wrath. Often the hero will initially reject the call to adventure due to the changes it would cause in his or her life. -Supernatural Aid (Stage 3) Ampaitryoe – Tells Hercules he is a hero, he told Hercules what he did in the book Hercules. Can’t...
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...“The Hero’s Journey” is an element that is used in most famous stories. “The Hero’s Journey” states that character's search for a specific treasure or for themselves and their place in the world. This element is prevalent in The Odyssey by Homer. In this epic poem the hero, Odysseus, sets out to war in Troy. He takes 20 long painful years to return home whilst always keeping his family in mind. In Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief directed by Chris Columbus. His quest begins once he is wrongly accused of stealing Zeus’ Lightning Bolt. His mother is then stolen from him by Hades. Percy is determined to save her but while looking for her, he finds his true place and purpose in the world. Both of these stories share “The Hero’s...
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...on the journey we are about to undertake together. I realize that most of the problems that you have today are a direct result of being sheltered by your parents, more your mom after your parents divorced, as a result of your congenital heart condition. Together, as a team, we will find ways for you to find strength to come out of your shell and flourish. The journey that we are going to embark on together as a team called the “Hero’s Journey”. I can compare it to the Fireproof (Catt & Kendrick, 2008) journey for couples. Remember going to see that movie together? Remember how Kirk Cameron got his wife back in the end with hard work? Your “Hero’s Journey” is not going to be easy by any means, but with hard work, diligence and perseverance, together we are going to turn you into the beautiful woman, both inside and out, that you always wanted to be! As your new life coach, I hope to give you the focus, clarity, and self-confidence that many life coaches have given to others (Personal Coaching, 2003). The program that my company uses is taken from Joseph Campbell’s (2008) The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Your journey will be one of a kind and specifically geared for your needs and goals. No one has taken your journey before you... During your journey you will undertake steps that are designed to take you on a mythological quest of self-discovery to unlock a new “you”. While we won’t be doing all twelve of the steps that Campbell laid out in his journey, I have...
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...A Hero’s Journey: Hamlet and Simba What images come to mind as you reflect on your childhood? Playgrounds, blackboards, and soccer balls may be among the warmest of memories. Yet for many mermaids swim their thoughts, princesses get swept of their feet, and lions roar to their loyal place in the animal kingdom. There is no doubt that today’s entertainment has most of its touch using classical influences. Walt Disney has produced animated films that have captured the heart and imagination of audiences of all ages around the world through the magic of storytelling and imagery. Many of us appreciate the imagination and magic that Disney puts into its animations with out knowing they are based off of classical and traditional storylines that have been around for many years. For example the Disney movie The Lion King that is based off of the classical Shakespeare play Hamlet. The Lion King is possibly the most well known movie of the Disney collection that portrays a strong moral to its viewers. The journey that is taken by the characters in this movie is one from innocence to experience through confronting challenging situations. Just how Disney uses magic and imagination to capture its audience William Shakespeare also captured the hearts of people everywhere through the representation of emotions and feeling in his plays. Hamlet is without a question one of the most famous play in English literature. Through Hamlet Shakespeare shows a brilliant depiction of the hero’s struggle...
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...The Hero’s Journey is followed throughout Doris Lessing’s “Through the Tunnel” with the three elements of the threshold guardian, the trials and enemies, and the ordeal. To begin, the story starts out with Jerry finding and going to the wild bay. Then he meets some local boys who dive into the water and swim through a underwater cave. He tries to follow, “Down he went, until he touched the wall of the rock again. But the salt was so painful in his eyes that he could not see.” (p.3, lines 14-15). The threshold guardian is something that is preventing the hero from entering the special world (which in this case is the wild bay/underwater cave). This quote demonstrates the threshold guardian element because it creates a physical barrier between...
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...A Hero’s Journey Joseph Campbell describes the 17 stages that occur during a hero’s journey, also known as Monomyth. The Odyssey by Homer is a story based on Ulysses and his journey, I will be describing the stages of Monomyth based on Campbell’s ideas. These stages will focus on Ulysses and his son Telemachus. According to Joseph Campbell, a hero’s journey normally entails three phases; the departure, the initiation, and the return. (Wikipedia) The first phase is the departure phase, which consists of three stages; the call to adventure, the refusal of the call, and supernatural aid. The call to adventure, is when the hero is in a “mundane situation of normality from which some information is received that acts as a call to head off into the unknown.” (Wikipedia) Ulysses call to adventure began when he accepted to lead his men and go to troy and fight against King Priam. This is considered an adventure because it was something different, it took him away to the unknown, and it tested his courage. This was also Ulysses’ first step into the start of his journey. The second stage is refusal of the call, this happens when the hero does not want to go on the journey. Ulysses was in Ithica with his wife and newborn son, when he got the call to go to Troy. Ulysses did not want to leave his son behind or wife but had no choice, this could be seen as him refusing to go to Troy. The third stage is receiving supernatural aid, one of the examples of this stage is when Miverva appears...
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...Counselor as Companion on the Hero’s Journey The story of the hero’s journey has been told and retold in oral and literary traditions for centuries. The hero motif captures the strength and perseverance of the human spirit of men and women so elegantly that it has not been bound by either culture or religious tradition (J. Campbell, 1949). In this article a counselor discusses his experiences while working with a male client named Steve. Steve’s story is very inspiring to everyone. His story shows us that we should believe in ourselves. This story has touched me and I believe people can learn from it. I believe the counselor learned many things from Steve. The first thing I believe that the counselor learned from Steve is that believing in yourself is the strongest belief you can have. If you don’t believe in yourself no one will. Also no one can change you or what you want or believe in. The counselor also learned that some people have a lot of hope; and with that hope people can do anything. Another thing that the counselor learned was that setting small goals is better for a person to do. It may seem hard and take more time, but you can still accomplish your goals and maybe more. The counselor’s behavior may have changed as a result of working with Steve. The counselor may have doubt in Steve also, feeling like he did have limitations as the other doctors were telling him. Another thing that may change as a result of working with Steve may be that the counselor treated...
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...defined by their past, but instead, what and who they find within themselves in a dire moment of need. There is a hero in everyone. Most people just need the right time and the courage to bring out their inner hero. The writer and philosopher Joseph Campbell wrote about the stages each hero goes through in their journey in a book called, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. In Finding Nemo, there is tragedy before there is hope. There is also comedy, adventure and suspense to keep the viewer on their feet. Marlin, a clown fish father and the hero, embarks on a journey to find his son, Nemo. Marlin’s wife dies protecting Nemo and his siblings when they are still eggs and are being attacked by an eel who is trying to eat them. After the attack, Nemo is the only egg left. Nemo survives, but is injured, which leaves him with a gimp fin. This leaves the excited and adventurous Marlin a very scared and timid clownfish. When Nemo is captured by a scuba diver, Marlin must swim from the Great Barrier Reef to Sydney, Australia to save him. Marlin will find the hero within himself and act fast to save Nemo while also allowing him to learn and grow without sheltering him too much. The hero’s ordinary world consists of Marlin and his son Nemo, confined to the safety and protection of the ocean by their sea anemone. Although this may seem uncommon, in real life, this is a very common relationship between clownfish and anemone. Without the anemone, clownfish usually become prey to bigger predator fish...
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...Christian Lescznske Professor Larkin ELIT2055-B 31 March 2014 The Hero’s Journey: Comparing and Contrasting Heroes Joseph Campbell was an American psychologist and mythological researcher. In his lifelong research, Campbell discovered many common patterns running through hero myths and stories from around the world. Years of research lead Campbell to discover several basic stages that almost every hero-quest goes through (no matter what culture the myth is a part of). He calls this common structure “the monomyth” (Hero’s Journey). The “hero’s journey” appears in drama, storytelling, myth, religious ritual, and psychological development. It describes the typical adventure of The Hero, who goes out and achieves great deeds on behalf of the family, group, tribe, or civilization. There are twelve steps, or stages, of the typical “Hero’s Journey”. The twelve steps are: The ordinary world, the call to adventure, refusal of the call, meeting with the mentor, crossing the threshold, a test, the approach, the ordeal, the reward, the road back, the resurrection, and the return with the elixir, or reward. As I previously stated, Campbell’s monomyth works best with the traditional form of the quest such as in folk and fairy tales, myths, legends, and other fantasies. However, it can be applied to many different genres or types of stories. A quest does not have to include swords and monsters. It can just as easily occur in the real world. The monomyth is ageless and universal...
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...Greek civilization is credited with giving the world the method for today’s popular movies and books. This formula is in Suzanne Collin’s novel “The Hunger Games,” the story of Katniss Everdeen, a girl from District Twelve in post-apocalyptic earth, who faces many trials and terrors when she is sent to participate in the annual Hunger Games. The formula, also known as The Hero’s Journey, is seen all throughout this story. The method begins with ‘The Call,’ or when something calls the main character to make the journey or quest that he or she is about to go on. In this novel, Katniss, who possesses a great ability to hunt, is called when representatives from the capitol of her world come to her district for the annual reaping, or when two people are chosen from each district to participate as ‘tributes’ in the Hunger Games. Things seem to go as normal, but when Katniss’s younger sister Prim is chosen; she does something that had never been done before and volunteers herself to go in her sister’s place. She is chosen to go alongside the son of District Twelve’s bakers, Peeta Mellark. After the reaping, she and Peeta are sent to the capitol, where they are prepared to face the capitol, and then the Hunger Games. Katniss then goes into the phase of the formula called ‘The Preperation.’ She and Peeta are both given Prep Teams who dress them up to help them get sponsors. After going through various steps of preparation, Katniss and Peeta are finally sent to the arena where...
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...Humanities 220 Professor Cope 12/8/14 In 1949, American scholar Joseph Campbell, published what could possibly be one of the most influential non-fiction books of his time, The Hero With a Thousand Faces. (Joseph Campbell Foundation) After lifelong research, Joseph Campbell discovered as well as exposed, a number of common patterns linked between multiple myths and stories spread all over the world. Thus, giving way to the composition of his book. The “hero’s journey” can be described as the various stages or phases that pretty much every hero-quest experiences, with no regard to what culture the myth plays a part in. Put more explicitly, the “hero’s journey” is an adventure the person known as “the hero” takes on behalf of the...
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...Harry Potter the Hero’s Journey Lucas Damron Block 3 In the first Harry Potter, our young friend is put to the ultimate hero’s journey through a series of courageous events that shape him into the perfect archetypal hero. Harry Potter thinks himself, in his dull, muggle( non-magical ) household, to just be a burdened orphan child to his impudent aunt and uncle. Little does Harry know of his importance and great idolism in the magical world, a role he will soon find out. Harry’s “Call to Adventure” forms when a giant named Hagrid, bust through his door and declares that Harry must come to a magical school where he will learn sorcery and become a great wizard. Harry’s treacherous aunt and uncle claim that Harry will not be brought about in magic and refuse to allow Harry to go, but this giant having little threat by these small muggles pays no attention and leaves the choice up to Harry; when he accepts he “Crosses the Threshold” into his adventure. Hagrid then takes Harry to the magical world where Harry learns his true importance and symbolism, to all the witches and wizards. When Harry descends to Hogwarts,(magical school) he learns of his known enemy, he who must not be named, Voldermort, who wiped out Harry’s parents years ago. He is destined to destroy this evil monster of a man. At first Harry makes friends with two characters, who will make a bond bigger than blood. When first arriving at Hogwarts he awaits his first test, a troll has escaped the dungeon...
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...That’s 2,954 miles of treacherous rivers, forests, and parts of deserts. No way am I going to be able to make it.” “Well, I guess you’ll just have to die trying, the man replies nastily.” Nadia treks the terrible, makeshift path to Sierra Leone. It was a never-ending walk, from dawn to dusk with hardly any food or water. It appears that she and the slaves that were still alive were going to be forced to board the ship called, Desire. “Good luck in America, the traders cat-called. Hope you survive and serve your masters well, but not that we care what happens to you!” Nadia had never felt so alone. She was chained by both ankles and both hands remaining upright. It was a perilous journey with raging storms at sea and the rowdy fights that often occurred. She was beaten, forlorn, and hoping that life in America would be better conditions than these. But of course that wouldn’t be the case she was a slave and nobody wanted to help slaves far as she knew. They finally docked in a place that was called Natchez, Mississippi. The captain called, “Hurry up you lot of illiterate oafs. There are people waiting here to bid for...
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...The calm glistening water brought about a serenity that couldn’t be explained... one could get lost staring into its depths. It had a way of conjuring up happy thought and memories that one could bask in, leaving behind whatever fears, worries, doubt or anger had been plaguing the mind… at least it usually did this for her, but today was different. She sat in the enclosed space by the river that had come to be a form of haven for her. She had stumbled upon it by accident four years ago when she was searching for a bead that had fallen out of her grasp and rolled away. She came here every time she had a form of struggle so she could gather her thoughts together, in all her years of visiting this place she had never before seen another soul...
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