“Why is a raven like a writing-desk?”-Mad Hatter. This is a question I have been pondering since I first watched the movie Alice in Wonderland. One thing I noticed, while I watched the movie for a second time, was how closely it followed the hero’s journey. The hero’s journey is a theory that all common great stories follow. The theory was constructed by a man named Joseph Campbell, who wrote about the subject in his book “A Hero with a Thousand Faces”. The book explains the 12 steps that almost all hero’s follow. These steps can be interpreted in many ways, but the most critical steps usually include the call to adventure, crossing the threshold, challenges and temptations, helper or mentor, death and rebirth, and lastly, the return. Over all, I think Alice in Wonderland is a great example of how movies, books, and everyday life, follows the hero’s journey. In my opinion, the call to adventure for Alice happened several times before she finally crossed the …show more content…
Alice technically didn't die and get resurrected in any way. She mentally changed her outlook on the challenge she was about to face. Most importantly, she accepted that she was the “right Alice” and Wonderland was indeed, “not a dream”. Her deceased father and the Mad Hatter definitely gave her the courage to slay the Jabberwocky. As Alice was walking up to the Jabberwocky, she recited what her father told her as a child. This was to say six impossible things before breakfast. After she recited them, she had a lot more success in fighting against the Jabberwocky. This was really the scene when Alice was reborn into a hero. Lastly, after Alice completed her mission of slaying the Jabberwocky she returned back to her normal world with new, useful wisdom she gained from her experience in Wonderland. This will help Alice to decide if she wants to marry Hamish, and also other decisions she will have to make in the