The Hero's Journey In The Odyssey
The Hero’s Journey is a pattern of narrative identified by Joseph Campbell, that describes the typical adventure of The Hero, the person who goes out and achieves great deeds on behalf of the group, tribe, or civilization (Hero’s Journey). Odysseus, the main character in the Odyssey by Homer, and his journey is a great example of a Hero’s Journey because of all the stages he went through. Being the King of Ithaca, he has great responsibilities, but because he had a newborn son, he couldn’t just leave his family. Still, he had no choice and so this was the beginning of his Hero’s Journey. These kinds of stories are important to readers because
It was the summer of 2013 and my sister and I were staying at Los Angeles with our close relatives.
I was in 6th grade, going into seventh grade. We were there for the whole summer to have fun and be on vacation. One day, my sister, Sylvia, got a call from our parents and brother, who stayed at San Francisco. Sylvia then tells me that my brother, Fernando, and I that we’re going to a Catholic school. At first I thought it was a joke, so I didn’t believe her. Who would leave their school and all their friends just for a Catholic school, where you don’t know anyone? No way. When we returned home to San Francisco, a couple of weeks before school started, my grandmother tells me about my new school. I was devastated to find out that I was going to leave my old school and all of my friends. I thought to myself that I was getting punished, but actually it was for my own good. Since it was already summer, I couldn’t see all of my friends, I had to say goodbye to them digitally. As well as accept the fact I’m entering a new world.
It was the summer of 2013 and my sister and I were staying at Los Angeles with our close relatives.
I was in 6th grade, going into seventh grade. We were there for the whole summer to have fun and be on vacation. One day, my sister, Sylvia, got a call from our parents and brother, who stayed at San Francisco. Sylvia then tells me that my brother, Fernando, and I that we’re going to a Catholic school. At first I thought it was a joke, so I didn’t believe her. Who would leave their school and all their friends just for a Catholic school, where you don’t know anyone? No way. When we returned home to San Francisco, a couple of weeks before school started, my grandmother tells me about my new school. I was devastated to find out that I was going to leave my old school and all of my friends. I thought to myself that I was getting punished, but actually it was for my own good. Since it was already summer, I couldn’t see all of my friends, I had to say goodbye to them digitally. As well as accept the fact I’m entering a new world.