...I. Introduction A. Lead: The "Monomyth" is a simplistic pattern for stories that has been used for many years worldwide. Yann Martel's Life of Pi is an excellent story about the life altering journey of a 16 year old boy Pi Patel. B. Thesis Statement (Includes Life of Pi and poem that you close read): C. Life of Pi is an exquisite example of a Monomyth. Pi's journey is sequenced into 3 sections. Each containing one of the elements of the Monomyth; the Call to Adventure, the Initiation, and the Return. D. Three Supporting Arguments (Your Blueprint) : 1. Pi's vast and scholarly ambience allows him to measure up as the hero of the story and welcome the Call to Adventure with supervision from Supernatural Aid. 2. Pi's dedication to his faith allows him to endure the stage of Initiation with his monotonous indemnification with his Spiritual Father. 3. Pi's adequacy to acclimate and welcome the position he is in allows him to embark on the Return stage while using the point of view of Freedom to Live (Living within the moment). II. Body 1st Idea E. Topic sentence: Your topic sentence will consist of your Thesis and supporting argument. You must write out the entire topic sentence as it would appear in your actual essay. : F. Life of Pi is an exquisite example of a Monomyth. Pi's journey is sequenced into 3 sections. Each containing one of the elements of the Monomyth; the Call to Adventure, the Initiation,...
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...According to Karen Hunter, in 1949, Joseph Campbell published “The Hero With A Thousand Faces” which is a book that introduces his creation of the monomyth (Hunter). A monomyth is the concept of a single tale or story. The tale or story represents a mythological adventure being magnified in the rites of passage. Also, the myth goes around in a cycle and is repeated with different social and cultural references throughout the world. Furthermore, Leeming explains that, “the monomyth itself is an expression of the journey of the hero figure, of our journey through physical and psychic life, and of the evolutionary path of humanity to full consciousness” (Leeming). Homer’s use of Joseph Campbell’s monomyth in the Odyssey seen with Odysseus, the hero and main character, provides a great structure throughout the epic in several ways. To begin, the monomyth in the Odyssey can be divided into 11 stages of the hero journey. The first stage that structures Homer’s epic is birth or the ordinary world. Odysseus is born to his father Laertes in Greece under no distinguished ancestry to boast of. Rasovsky stated, As Odysseus grew to be a young boy he showed signs of his talents which included archery (Rasovsky). Going further on with Rasovsky’s findings, Odysseus was intelligent, clever, and exhibited strength through his appearance (Rasovsky). In the Odyssey, Odysseus’s ordinary world is on the peaceful island of Ithaca. Odysseus is the well-loved and respected king of the island. He has...
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...------------------------------------------------- Monomyth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "The Hero's Journey" redirects here. For other uses, see The Hero's Journey (disambiguation). The twelve stages of the hero's journey monomyth following the summary by Christopher Vogler (originally compiled in 1985 as a Disney studio memo): 1. TheOrdinary World, 2. The Call to Adventure, 3. Refusal of the Call, 4. Meeting with the Mentor, 5. Crossing theThreshold to the "special world", 6. Tests, Allies and Enemies, 7. Approach to the Innermost Cave, 8. The Ordeal, 9. Reward, 10. The Road Back, 11. The Resurrection, 12. Return with the Elixir. In narratology and comparative mythology, the monomyth, or the hero's journey, is the common template of a broad category of tales that involve a hero who goes on anadventure, and in a decisive crisis wins a victory, and then comes home changed or transformed.[1] The concept was introduced by Joseph Campbell in The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), who described the basic narrative pattern as follows: A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.[2] Campbell and other scholars, such as Erich Neumann, describe narratives of Gautama Buddha, Moses, and Christ in terms of the monomyth. Critics argue that the concept is too broad or...
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...There are many places within Homer's Odyssey that demonstrate various stages of the Joseph Campbell's ideas of the Monomyth. Campbell lists 17 stages in myth or a journey of the story's hero. We will examine the three sections in accordance with our main reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomyth. The three sections are the separation, the initiation, and the return. The Odyssey contains almost every stage within each section and supports Joseph Campbell's theory of the monomyth. The first section we will examine is "departure" also know as "separation". Five of our stages take place within the departure section. The first stage is known as "The Call to adventure". The Odyssey's hero is Ulysses. Instead of starting his journey before Troy we will focus on the events where our story of the Odyssey begins. This call to adventure is set in chapter 5. After the goddess Athena petitions to her fellow gods for Ulysses return to his home of Ithica they decide to send Mercury the messenger to relay a message to Calypso who has been holding Ulysses captive. He has lived on the island for many years and is forced to sleep with Calypso. After Mercury threatens the wrath of Jove, she gives Ulysses permission and instruction to leave the island. His immediate response is uncertain and fearful. He demonstrates the second phase "refusal of the call" by questioning the release. He seems to believe that her guidance is given in order to mislead him. She reassures him and he sets his mind...
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...Jaskaran Chaniana Type of Resource / Call #|Resource Data|Your Notes| Website|Web Site____________Changing Minds__________Author______________David Straker__ _______URL_http://changingminds.org/disciplines/storytelling/plots/hero_journey/hero_journey.htm______ __Title____Campbell's 'Heros' Journey Monomyth _ Last Updated_____________N/A_______________|· Joseph Campbell defined a series of events, known as the monomyth, which model most stories: Separation/Departure, Initiation, Return. · Each of these three phases can be further broken down into sub-sections that better define what happens· Separation/Departure is in the beginning of the story; separates protagonist from his normal world and has the protagonist enter "the belly of the whale"· Initiation is the heart of the story transitioning the protagonist into the qualities of a hero through "tough times"· Return is the concluding of the story; the hero returns triumphant from completing the Initiation phase· Keep in mind, the monomyth is simply a guideline, not a requirement for writers| Website|Web Site___ Wise GEEK________________Author_____________Nicole Etolen_______________URL_http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-archetypal-patterns.htm _Title_____What Are Archetypal Patterns? _ Last Updated_______July 25, 2015___________ __ _|· Archetypal Patterns are essentially a typical way of doing...
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...The Life of Pi is a wonderful story about the voyage of life and learning for Piscine Molitor Patel, a boy from Southern India we come to know as Pi. Pi’s journey has many classic elements of a monomyth quest. The values and beliefs that create the framework we follow can shape our experiences and just as importantly how we perceive our experiences. As significant as Pi’s life challenges and experiences are, the real learning for those who travel with him is how he approaches them, endures them and ultimately survives them. Our belief in Pi’s authenticity is grounded in his beliefs and perceptions of life. Thesis Statement The Life of Pi is a classic study of the Monomyth Quest. Through discussion I will prove this claim by drawing from Joseph Campbell’s description of the essential elements of the “Hero’s Journey”. The story of Pi is broken into three parts and within these distinct parts there are elements of the Call to Adventure, the Initiation and The Return will be evident supporting the claim that the story follows the Hero’s Journey. Three Supporting Arguments 1. Pi’s rich and varied background prepares him to become the Hero of his own story and accept the “Call to Adventure” relying on a “Supernatural Aid” 2. Pi’s faith prepares him for the “Initiation” stage of his journey through the reliance on “Atonement with the Father” 3. Pi’s ability to accept life’s events...
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... 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 to Telemachus...
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...In the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huckleberry Finn overcomes many obstacles while becoming the Hero in this novel. He is proven to be a hero by definition in Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth, (Hero With A Thousand Faces). On the other hand, his physical characteristics do not point to him being a superhero of some sort. He is just a normal boy, but he shows that anybody can endure such a treacherous life if one has shows signs of braveness and courageousness. Throughout his journey, he exemplifies three key components of being a hero. These stages include the following: The Separation, The Initiation, and the Return. The first of the three stages of the Hero’s Journey is Separation. The audience of this novel sees this first when Huck is separated from his abusive father who is only interested in him once he comes across a large sum of money. Huck is then called to adventure when he fakes his death at Pap’s Cabin and...
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...of people. They occur often and in many ways throughout a lifetime and in all cultures. There is a marking or a celebration of times that are considered to be a special period of growth, a period of separation from the past and a transition or journey forward to a new stage of life often involving a challenge to change and become new, to mature or move into a different period of growth. These times are celebrated with rituals or ceremonies that include whole communities. A mythologist named Joseph Campbell “put forward the idea of a threefold rite of passage called the monomyth”. He used it in hero roles in legends and myths to illustrate how it applies to humanity as well. A rite of passage included three parts, separation, initiation, and reintegration. It had to do with the coming of a time to separate oneself from family, friends, old ways, or an old life. It is a time when one separates themselves from everyday surroundings and society and takes a ‘sacred voyage’ or journey to a special place, a sacred place. This place is often where one endures hardships or tests that cause a person to think about all they have learned and have been and who they really are and intend to be. This stage is often called the initiation and is marked by a challenge or struggle. It is a time of overcoming, a time of accomplishment and at its end one emerges a changed person returning to their daily existence. They are reintegrated into society in a new way, a new person...
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...Stage One: Departure (Separation) The first stage of the monomyth is a form of departure or separation. In Fahrenheit 451 I think this first stage starts out when Guy meets and talks to Clarisse. Clarisse is an important character in this stage because she helps Guy realize that he needs to open his eyes to a different kind of thinking. He loved that he can have an intellectual conversation with Clarisse because she thinks in a way that others in this society do not. When Guy saves a book that he got from a woman’s house that they set on fire, he hides it and reads it the entire next day. By doing this, he realizes that there is more to what their world has to offer, and that they are missing out on amazing things. When he goes to Faber and talks about books Faber says, “Do you know why books such as this are so important? Because they have quality. And what does the word quality mean? To me it means...
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...Stories of the antihero also play a major role in Greek mythology and much of literature. The antihero is a protagonist who lacks the typical characteristics of heroism, such as honor, nobility, bravery, compassion, and fortitude. The favorite type of antihero is an individual who lacks moral character.[2] The concept of a story archetype of the standard "hero's quest" ormonomyth pervasive across all cultures is somewhat controversial. Expounded mainly by Joseph Campbell in The Hero with a Thousand Faces (published in 1949), it illustrates several uniting themes of hero stories that hold similar ideas of what a hero represents, despite vastly different cultures and beliefs. The monomyth or Hero's Journey consists of three separate stages including the Departure, Initiation, and Return. Within these stages there are several archetypes that the hero or heroine may follow including the call to adventure (which they may initially refuse), supernatural aid, proceeding down a road of trials, achieving a realization about...
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...lives of people. They occur often and in many ways throughout a lifetime and in all cultures. There is a marking or a celebration of times that are considered to be a special period of growth, a period of separation from the past and a transition or journey forward to a new stage of life often involving a challenge to change and become new, to mature or move into a different period of growth. These times are celebrated with rituals or ceremonies that include whole communities. A mythologist named Joseph Campbell “put forward the idea of a threefold rite of passage called the monomyth”. He used it in hero roles in legends and myths to illustrate how it applies to humanity as well. A rite of passage included three parts, separation, initiation, and reintegration. It had to do with the coming of a time to separate oneself from family, friends, old ways, or an old life. It is a time when one separates themselves from everyday surroundings and society and takes a ‘sacred voyage’ or journey to a special place, a sacred place. This place is often where one endures hardships or tests that cause a person to think about all they have learned and have been and who they really are and intend to be. This stage is often called the initiation and is marked by a challenge or struggle. It is a time of overcoming, a time of accomplishment and at its end one emerges a changed person returning to their daily existence. They are reintegrated into society in a new way, a new person. ...
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...identified by Joseph Campbell called the Hero’s Journey, or monomyth. In The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell explained the Hero’s Journey: “A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.” The Hero’s Journey is normally divided into three...
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...of . . . Wilhelm Stekel. . . . Stekel arrived at his interpretations of symbols by way of intuition, thanks to a peculiar gift for the direct understanding of them. . . . Advances in psycho-analytic experience have brought to our notice patients who have shown a direct understanding of dream-symbolism of this kind to a surprising extent. . . . This symbolism is not peculiar to dreams, hut is characteristic of unconscious ideation, in particular among the people, and it is to be found in folklore, and in popular myths, legends, linguistic idioms,, proverbial wisdom and current jokes, to a more complete extent than in dreams." {The Interpretation of Dreams, translated by James Strachey, Standard Edition, V, pp. 350-351.) 17 16 THE MONOMYTH MYTH AND DREAM Ones of the Dream" are not to be confused with the personally modified symbolic figures that appear in nightmare and madness to the still tormented individual. Dream is the personalized myth, myth the depersonalized dream; both myth and dream are symbolic in the same general way of the dynamics of...
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...Table of contents 1.0 Introduction………………………………………………………………………..1 2.0 Main body 1 2.1 The definition of Marketing 1 2.2 The introduction of consumer behavior 2 2.3 Culture 4 2.3.1 Aspects of culture 5 2.3.2 Myths and Rituals 6 2.3.3Sacred and Profane Consumption 9 2.3.4 Religion subcultures 11 3.0 Conclusion 12 4.0 References 13 1.0 Introduction With over 6.3 billion people, the world is a marketing oyster. The trouble or the task that most marketers face is identifying how to sell their product to those people. There are many ways to sell a product, but identifying the buying behavior of the target market and catering to those behaviors is integral in today's complex society (East, R., Wright. M, & Vanhuele, M, 2008). Culture is the patterns of behavior and thinking that people living in social groups learn, create, and share. The purpose of this report is to mainly introduce several important aspects of culture and then make some general comments on how culture has an impact on decision making of consumers. 2.0 Main body 2.1 The definition of Marketing Marketing consists of activities which lead to a situation where both the organization and the customer get what they want. It involves the creation, distribution, promotion and pricing of the organizations output. In other words it involves almost everything done within business. Marketing might sometimes be interpreted as the art of selling products, but selling is only a small fraction...
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