Personal Narrative Essay: My Hero's Journey
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James is always looking for adventure. As a 5 ft 5 in, 12-year-old boy, James thought he could handle anything. Living on the miniscule island of Takeshima, Japan, James could never go further than his 123,000 square foot island that was measured by himself. Every day, after his chores were done, James would fill his precious backpack with high-tech tools that were often used by professionals during the most perilous of adventures. Then he would walk out of his house and travel every square inch of the island to see that nothing had changed and that there were no secret passages to any new land. Every day James would face the disappointment of not having his own grand adventure. It was a sad life.
One day it all changed. James was saying his prayers and was then interrupted by a floating shadow-like human. “I see that you wish for the grandest adventure of your life. I can grant that.” At that exact moment the room flashed a color of bright red and James blacked out.
James awoke to see that he was still in front his home’s shrine. He looked around and saw that the room was covered in red …show more content…
After many minutes, a large bulk that blocked out the horizon appeared. The ogre was roughly 50 feet tall and 20 feet wide. At the top of this massive ogre stood a horn that was easily 6 feet tall. Neid then spoke “Remember, there is a 30 minute time limit to touch the horn. Everyone who does not touch the horn will be instantly eliminated and then sent home. You better bring out your monsters now.” In an instant everyone had brung out their monsters. There were cute monsters that looked like stuffed animals, unicorns, or baby puppies. There were scary monsters that looked like things that had been brought out of the players’ worst nightmares. There were strong monsters with 12 packs and bulging muscles. Overall there were many monsters of many sizes having many different powers. James,... James had 3 balls of
James is always looking for adventure. As a 5 ft 5 in, 12-year-old boy, James thought he could handle anything. Living on the miniscule island of Takeshima, Japan, James could never go further than his 123,000 square foot island that was measured by himself. Every day, after his chores were done, James would fill his precious backpack with high-tech tools that were often used by professionals during the most perilous of adventures. Then he would walk out of his house and travel every square inch of the island to see that nothing had changed and that there were no secret passages to any new land. Every day James would face the disappointment of not having his own grand adventure. It was a sad life.
One day it all changed. James was saying his prayers and was then interrupted by a floating shadow-like human. “I see that you wish for the grandest adventure of your life. I can grant that.” At that exact moment the room flashed a color of bright red and James blacked out.
James awoke to see that he was still in front his home’s shrine. He looked around and saw that the room was covered in red …show more content…
After many minutes, a large bulk that blocked out the horizon appeared. The ogre was roughly 50 feet tall and 20 feet wide. At the top of this massive ogre stood a horn that was easily 6 feet tall. Neid then spoke “Remember, there is a 30 minute time limit to touch the horn. Everyone who does not touch the horn will be instantly eliminated and then sent home. You better bring out your monsters now.” In an instant everyone had brung out their monsters. There were cute monsters that looked like stuffed animals, unicorns, or baby puppies. There were scary monsters that looked like things that had been brought out of the players’ worst nightmares. There were strong monsters with 12 packs and bulging muscles. Overall there were many monsters of many sizes having many different powers. James,... James had 3 balls of