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    English 1302 October 11‚ 2012 DepartureInitiation‚ and Return in Jorge Luis Borges’ “The Garden of Forking Paths” At first glance‚ Jorge Luis Borges’ short story‚ “The Garden of Forking Paths‚” tells the tale of a Chinese agent for the Germans against the English during the first World War. In this short story‚ Yu Tsun (the spy) learns that a fellow agent has been eliminated. This means that he will undoubtedly be the next to be arrested and killed. This will probably happen before

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    Interpretations of Joseph Campbell and the Hero’s Journey ____________________________________________________________ The Hero’s Journey: 1. Heroes are introduced in the ORDINARY WORLD‚ where 2. they receive the CALL TO ADVENTURE. 3. They are RELUCTANT at first or REFUSE THE CALL‚ but 4. are encouraged by a MENTOR to 5. CROSS THE FIRST THRESHOLD and enter the Special World‚ where 6. they encounter TESTS‚ ALLIES‚ AND ENEMIES. 7. They APPROACH THE INMOST CAVE‚ crossing a second threshold 8. where

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    Joseph Campbell is a leading mythology expert and philosopher who studied all mythic stories from around the world and found the “Hero’s Journey‚” a pattern that appears in common in myth‚ religious ritual‚ and storytelling. The Hero’s Journey is a cycle with three basic segments: separation‚ initiation and return. For me‚ watching this movie at this moment was timely: the movie synchronized with what I have recently felt about my life. One of my experiences that links to the movie is coming to

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    After years of study Joseph Campbell found that all heros travel the same path in their lives. Mr. Campbell named this famous theory the hero’s journey. The hero’s journey states that the hero’s must first endure several obstacles and if the hero passes all the obstacles he/she will be rewarded. This treacherous journey is repeated over and over again. This theory not only relates to us but it relates to everyone for instance myself. In fact my life’s journey as a football player and a grandson is

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    Joseph Campbell was a scholar who studied ancient mythology for many years. Eventually‚ he came up with the concept of the Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey states that all heroes will come across many stages throughout their journey‚ each stage bringing the hero closer to his or her reward. I may not be a hero‚ but I have encountered many things on my road to becoming a better flute player and a better person. Everyday is a journey with many rewards that tie into one much larger journey with one

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    Joseph Campbell Hero’s Journey Joseph Campbell described the hero’s journey as occurring in a cycle consisting of three phases: Departure‚ where the hero leaves his comfortable and familiar world and ventures into the darkness of the unknown; Initiation‚ where the hero is subjected to a series of tests in which he must prove his character; and Return‚ in which the hero brings the boon of his quest back for the benefit of his people. The hero’s journey is about growth and passage. The journey

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    Joseph Campbell Gayley Rousseau Psychology 300 February 18‚ 2013 Joseph Campbell The psychosocial‚ theoretical‚ and personality traits‚ of Joseph Campbell have all played significant roles in his overall personality development. He has spent the majority of his life studying and teaching based on his quest for knowledge about the similarities between mythology and religion and to make sense of the ethos of dreams. Mr. Campbell was born in 1904 to an upper middle class Irish Catholic family

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    The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell states that all heroes go through different stages on their path to becoming a hero. Nelson Mandela from “World Leaders: Nelson Mandela’’ is considered a Hero because he goes through The Hero’s Journey stages. The stages he went through were The Road of Trials‚ Allies/Helpers‚ and The Supreme Ordeal. In The Hero’s Journey the stage Nelson Mandela goes through is the Road of Trials. “The Road of Trials is a Series of tests‚ tasks‚ or Ordeals that the person must

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    Every character is a type of character that is known as part of the archetype. The hero’s journey is a literary device created by Joseph Campbell as a way to recognize the hero’s main journey throughout many different genres. It is the typical journey of a hero thrown out into an unknown world with a single objective. The Hero’s Journey maps out the direction in which a typical story is headed. It helps the reader understand the story at whatever pace they need

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    episode of Joseph Campbell’s video "The Power of myth‚" talks about theories of love and of myths of the "Goddess". Joseph Campbell stats out talking on love. Campbell states‚ " The heart is the organ of opening up to somebody else. That’s the human quality‚ as opposed to the animal qualities‚ which have to do with‚ primarily with self-interest‚". Which I believe means that we as humans are very primal‚ we focus on our self preservation. It is normally about how us as individuals can get ahead in

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