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    Big Fish Hero's Journey

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    Call to Adventure Edward Blooms experiences the Call to Adventure when he is eighteen years old. He is the small town hero of Ashton; excelling in sports and academics. When a giant begins terrorizing the town‚ Edward volunteers to talk to him. During their conversation‚ Edward convinces the giant that they are both “too big” for the town of Ashton. The pair agree to travel to “the big city” in order for them to be in a place that better suits their ambitions. This moment changes Edward’s life forever

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    The Hero S Journey

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    Josie Channel Mr. Wilcoxon English Composition I November 4‚ 2014 The Hero’s Journey There are many steps of “The Hero’s Journey”. The first step of The Hero’s Journey is the ‘Ordinary World’. The ‘Ordinary World’ allow us to get to know the Hero and identify with him before the Journey begins. This step refers to the heros normal life at the start of the story. Next‚ is the ‘Call to Adventure’ and the hero is faced with something that makes him start his adventure. This might be a problem or

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    Hero Archetype

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    Professor Jones Table of Contents • Introduction • Main Character • The Villain • Archetypes • Steps taken by the hero • Mythological origins • Mythological symbolism • Conflicts between personal desires and community responsibility • Conclusion Introduction *The portrayal of a hero archetype has been a part of society and can be traced back to ancient times and the earliest of myths. The hero is the integral archetype in the collective unconscious of whichever culture the story is based. Heroes become

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    Hero Archetype

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    According to Henderson (1968)‚ a student of Carl G. Jung‚ the "myth of the hero is the most common and well known myth in the world" (p. 101). Myth in this sense refers to the story of the hero – from his humble beginnings to his journey and finally his ascension to hero. Henderson acknowledges that the hero archetype or schema has existed in cultures spanning the globe since history began. He contends‚ "these hero myths vary enormously in detail‚ but the more one closely examines them the more

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    The Hero Archetype

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    The Hero Archetype The hero archetype according to Carl Jung can be defined as road map that leads to “a successful assimilation of the conscious rational mind with the unconscious”. In the story Gilgamesh this hero has all of the aspects that makes a hero according to Jung. He has the support of supernatural beings‚ proves himself many times‚ leaves his land‚ and he also has a unusual circumstance of birth. These are all of the elements of a hero archetype. Gilgamesh is told not to be 100

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    Big Fish

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    in the film we have been studying‚ Big Fish It should be approximately 1 minute in length. Choose one of the following symbols or one of your own choosing to analyse. * White Picket Fence * Eyes * Key to Ashton * Town of Spectre * Bare Feet * Divided Roads * Daffodils * Wedding Ring * Lady in the River Your analysis should cover examples from the film and meaning the symbols conveys. (See teacher example of the ‘Big Fish’ for assistance.) Film director plot

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    Big Fish

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    Daniel Wallace’s Big Fish tells the story of a father and son trying to communicate and make up for lost time at the time of the father’s death. In the novel‚ the father’s death takes place in four different stories or "takes." In the midst of these accounts of his death‚ we are told through stories and tall tales just what the father‚ Edward Bloom‚ was really like. Throughout the story are one page chapters where the story shifts and the life of Edward Bloom is told by others and through this

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    Big Fish

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    often‚ these lines can become blurred. As was the case in the movie “Big Fish”‚ despite the initial problems in the relationship between father and son caused by exaggerated stories told by the father‚ the stories inevitably brought them closer in the end. In the midst of a difficult times in Will Blooms life caused by his father’s embellished stories‚ Will learns that eventually. The running theme of the entire movie “Big Fish” was stories; the stories told by Edward at every occasion‚ the story

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    Big Fish

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    Big Fish In Daniel Wallace’s novel Big Fish Edward Bloom has high expectations for how his life is to be remembered. He wants to be remembered for something exciting‚ not just by his family but everyone else around him. William Bloom‚ Edwards son‚ does not want to remember his father quite like this. He wants to know the truth even if he may have doubts afterwards. Williams imagination opens up and he begins to accept Edwards endless stream of jokes that make him an extraordinary man. Through these

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    The Big Fish

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    In the movie Big Fish by Tim Burton‚ the main character‚ Edward Bloom narrates the stories of his life. In telling these stories‚ his son‚ William Bloom‚ cannot differentiate if his father is telling the truth or not. Because of this‚ their father-son relationship starts to strain. However‚ even if Edward’s stories might not make sense‚ that’s what makes it special. As a child‚ Will loved listening to his father’s stories. Since his father used magical realism‚ it made his stories worth listening

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