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    The archetypal hero journey‚ Joseph Campbell states‚ is a typical series of heroic actions. Four stages form the hero journey: departure‚ trials‚ epiphany‚ and return (the stages do not necessarily occur consecutive with the listing). Death and resurrection of lifestyle and beliefs‚ spiritual journey‚ and finally rebirth form hero journey’s motif. An archetypal hero pattern is the transformation of the character’s conscience through trials and revelations. Lust‚ fear‚ and social duties tend

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    Shrek is an animated fantasy-comedy film. The protagonist‚ Shrek‚ is portrayed as an unattractive quick tempered ogre. He prefers to live in isolation within the woods because he is often quickly judged by the citizens in the neighboring kingdom‚ Duloc. He befriends a talking Donkey and the two set out on a quest to retrieve a princess for the leader of Duloc and the antagonist‚ Lord Farquaad. He does this in order to clear his property of fairytale creatures that Farquaad exiled there. He and Donkey

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    Odysseus ’ Journey as an Epic Hero In the epic poem The Odyssey‚ the main character Odysseus displays the epic hero. An epic hero is given certain qualities. These qualities make the person (usually male) seem larger than life‚ he or she embodies the values from their culture‚ he usually goes on a journey that consist of a series of trials‚ has an ego‚ and is able to persuade people with his conversation. This description describes Odysseus exactly‚ but leaves out one major detail‚ which are his

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    Theseus wanting to be a hero. Theseus wants to be as great as he cousin‚ Hercules‚ a man of great strenght and bravery. Theseus decides that he would set off on a journey and complete some great feats and tasks so that he may gain the rank and or title of being a hero. There are eight steps in most stories to becoming a hero and Theseus completes all eight. In the begining of Theseus’ story‚ Theseus sets off on a journey to a distant land where he hopes to become a hero. His parents told him to

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    The following essay will explain the different personality traits of one a single person that in this case will be Shrek. The approach I will be using is “The big five personality factor” by Cattell. These are Neuroticism‚ Openness‚ Agreeableness‚ Conscientiousness and Extraversion. Shreak’ personality is not easy to explain because it varies on every condition and changes throughout the movie but I feel that represents each factor very well. The first diagnosed on his personality was Neuroticism

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    The Lion King: a Hero’s Journey The Lion King is a true hero’s journey that takes place in the savannas of Africa. The title "the Lion King" emphasizes that a lion is king‚ most likely referring to the main character‚ Simba. Simba is the main hero in the story because he regains his kingdom and defeats evil. The main character’s archetype is "king"; he takes responsibility for his actions and his kingdom‚ he regains order and control. Simba takes part in a hero’s journey by being a part of the

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    Fionia Shrek Analysis

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    Wrong century‚ Wrong time     A princess has standards she needs to meet‚ she must be mature and undeniably beautiful. In the movie Shrek we are introduced to a princess named Fiona. The film Shrek is a medieval romance.Where Fionia was placed in the wrong century. Fionia in the middle ages is like fish out of water‚ it’s odd and doesn’t feel right. She’s out of place in the middle ages because she stands her ground and is all about equality. She belongs in our contemporary society. Fionia is a

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    Additional Material 3 – Shrek (film) Written by: Ted Elliot & Terry Rosio‚ based upon the book by William Steig‚ viewed on the 23/11/11 Shrek is a fantasy film that is based upon an ogre named Shrek who lives secluded in a swamp; he is considered a monster and is feared by everyone. Under a new regime by Lord Farquaad‚ he orders that all fairy tale creatures be turned in to the guards and they are exiled to Shrek’s swamp. Lord Farquaad sends him a quest to save Princess Fiona from a dragon

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    The Story Behind Shrek.

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    The Story Behind Shrek There are many fairy tale stories throughout our world. The movie Shrek however is not your typical fairy tale. Although it can be considered a "kids movie"‚ in some ways it is anything but that. Within the movie are a lot of hidden view points. Shrek has a lot of "adult type" humor that many children wouldn’t understand. The movie has also succeeded in paralleling our society in many ways. It shows how the people today try to make money off of anything; shows that the "modern

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    The ants are enslaved. The ants pick the food‚ the grasshoppers eat the food. While Flick is more intent on creating inventions in order to make life around the colony easier‚ he is also clumsy and delays the others from collecting food for the grasshoppers. Dot loves all of Flick’s inventions. Also‚ important to note‚ Flick is very inventive‚ but his clumsiness‚ we see‚ nearly kills princess Ada‚ and causes all “The Offering” to spill into the river. In these early minutes of the film‚ we also

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