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“It’s your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you” said Rumi. This quote relates to the hero’s journey because you chose what your journey is, how it goes and when it ends. Others do not choose it for you, but they may be apart of the journey. In Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, there are examples of the call to adventure, abyss and return throughout the book. Huck’s journey and experiences along the way help him find out who he is. The book begins with Huck’s call to adventure. Huck’s dad has been hiding him in the woods and is always abusing him, so Huck decides to break free. He has this idea to fake his own death and uses hog blood to do so. Huck explains, “I fetched the pig in, and

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