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    The hero’s journey is defined as a chain of stages that all heroes are likely to go through. The story of Perseus is one of the best narratives that explain well the phases that the hero is likely to pass. The first stage according to Campbell is a call to adventure. The story of Perseus takes us back to the reign of a king known as Ancrisius‚ whereby the king had a beautiful girl called Danae. According to the story‚ prophesy from Apollo informed Ancrisius that on day Danae’s son would kill him

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    path to kleos he travels not alone but‚ like all heroes‚ with friends otherwise known as his hero partners. For Aragorn a company consisting of an Elf‚ a Dwarf‚ a Man‚ four Hobbits‚ and one Wizard to give mystical insight‚ accompany him on this voyage while also passing as a hero partner for his companions’ own hero journeys. With the western path under Saruman’s watch‚ the fellowship‚ guided by the grey wizard ‚ take the mountain pass of Caradhras. The pass proving ill‚ they enter the Mines of Moria

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    Hero’s Journey (12 Stages) The Ordinary World- (The hero’s normal world before the story begins.) In the beginning of the movie you see shrek doing his daily behaviors‚ brushing his teeth with slug juice‚ eating eyeballs as food and setting a fire by burping on a matchstick. Shrek’s ordinary world would be his swamp‚ where he lives peacefully without any worries. Shrek has sign saying “stay out” which indicates he likes being alone. The Call to Adventure- (The hero is presented with a challenge

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    Jack and the Beanstalk‚ the Story of a Hero The story Jack and the Beanstalk contains most of the elements outlined in Campbell’s Analysis of the Hero’s Journey. The first step‚ the departure: At the beginning of the story Jack is sent to the market to sell a cow. Instead he trades the cow for five magic beans. When he returns home with only beans‚ his mother becomes very angry calling him an irresponsible‚ foolish boy and throws the beans out the window. The next morning a huge beanstalk

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    In this story Beowulf plays the role of a hero. He goes through three distinct journeys in which he acts brave‚ strong‚ and independent. Beowulf distinctly follows steps five‚ seven‚ and eight through eleven in the Hero’s Journey. However‚ he does much more than follow a simple outline. Beowulf defines strength in his actions and courage in his heart. The first major step that is evident in Beowulf is step five‚ crossing the first threshold. This step typically includes the hero stepping into

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    In the Hero’s Journey‚ the hero passes through a variety of obstacles to overcome what is needed. Throughout the journey the hero is put to the task where he faces challenges from rivals . In this journey‚ the hero faced different stages where he almost backed out on the challenge. There are 12 stages in this journey. The stages are The Ordinary World‚ The Call to Adventure‚ Refusal of the Call‚ Meeting the Mentor‚ Crossing the Threshold‚ Tests/ Allies/Enemies‚ Approach to the inmost Cave‚ The

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    To many peoples’ surprise‚ the Hero’s Journey tells a different perspective of the story of Peter Pan that is known to everyone. Wendy turns out to actually be the hero rather than Peter Pan. Peter is more of a guide that helps Wendy get through her journey throughout the entire story. Peter takes Wendy and her brothers to a magical world called “Neverland”. Throughout the time Wendy‚ her brothers‚ and Peter spent there‚ they faced dangers and obstacles such as Captain James Hook‚ the leader of a

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    Hero‚ Mentor‚ and Shadow. These three characters are always related to the other. Generally‚ action movie tells about Hero’s Journey. In the movie “Batman Begins”‚ the Hero decided to become poor people and he travels to Special World to fight for justice and righteousness. According to Joseph Campbell‚ Hero’s Journey is divided into two parts: outward journey and Inward journey Batman Begins‚ starring Christian as the Batman itself whose name is Bruce Wayne‚ is a movie that tell a story about a

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    The Hero’s Journey is a common template of how a tale/story about a hero will go. It usually involves a hero that goes on a journey/adventure and defeats/solves something and comes home changed/transformed. It was the American scholar Joseph Campbell that introduced this concept. Spiderman is one of many heroes that follow this outline. Before Spiderman became a superhero he was just an ordinary high school boy‚ Peter Parker. He was considered a nerd because he was very smart and only had Harry Osborne

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    Maya Chase Nov. 13‚ 2015 8-4 Hero’s Journey narrative The rain kept coming. It hadn’t stopped for days. The drainage grates bubbled as huge streams of water rushed down the street and into the ground. Penny‚ a firefighter‚ waded through the rising water that was now over a foot deep. She was coming home from a hard day at work‚ even though there hadn’t been many fires with all this rain‚ things had still been busy. Penny was a small but strong woman‚ and was enjoying

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