Have you ever noticed a pattern that keeps reoccurring in most of the stories, mythologies, and even movies you have encountered? Jung Carl, a psychologist, had. He recognized a pattern called the hero's journey. Carl was the first to introduce archetypes to the world of literature. Joseph Campbell further expanded Jung's idea in his book A Hero With a Thousand Faces and renamed it the monomyth. The monomyth theory is consisting of various stages such the departure, initiation, transformation, and the hero's return. The monomyth is divided into four main stages. The introductory stage is known as the hero's departure. The heroes will first appeared as an outcast or an insignificant character who have a trite and ordinary life. They will then be exposed to a conflict or the call of adventure. This capricious change often resulted in the heroes' rejection to the call. Regardless to their initial answer, a predicament will disrupt the heroes' tranquil life and makes them more incline to accept the task. Hence the heroes bid their farewell and commence their journey. For example, Neo from the Matrix appeared to be a trivial character in his ordinary world. The setting was the Matrix, an illusory world inside people's head. Then came the call of adventure, Neo received bizarre call informing him to escape as the Matrix came to …show more content…
This could perhaps be considered the most important and riveting stage in the story due to this is where the hero becomes stronger and shrewd in result of passing the test. Neo boldly decided to rescue Morpheus when he was kidnapped by the Matrix, disregarding how foolish and suicidal the idea is. Throughout the rescue, he became faster and even more vigorous. Despite his heroic and courageous act, Neo was killed by Agent Smith. As if it's a miracle, he came back from dead and believed that he's the one. Neo became even more powerful than before and he successfully defeated the