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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Keep The Hobbit in School “Fantasy is escapist and that is glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy‚ don’t we consider it his duty to escape? If we value the freedom of mind and soul if we’re partisans of liberty‚ then it’s our plain duty to escape‚ and to take as many people with us as we can!” This quote is by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ the author and creator of the middle-earth themed novel‚ the Hobbit. Tolkien explains the innocence of fantasy fiction novels. The Hobbit wasn’t written as a way to
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In J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins is presented as a hero‚ however does not posses the stereotypical qualities of this persona. Throughout the novel Bilbo is faced with immense challenges‚ defying all odds in order to survive. These challenges allow him to gain wisdom and compassion‚ ultimately helping him achieve status as a hero. However‚ his clear preference for simple domestic pleasures‚ over such adventures‚ is an obvious defiance of a classic hero. In addition‚ it is made apparent
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a hobbit and the protagonist of the story. Gandalf‚ a wizard who initiates Bilbo’s journey with the dwarves. Gandalf causes Bilbo to set aside his reputation for cautious respectability to go on an adventure that will change the hobbit forever. Thorin Oakenshield‚ the leader of a group of 13 dwarves who wish to recover a treasure horde stolen by a dragon. Smaug‚ the dragon and antagonist of the story. Plot and Storyline Bilbo Baggins begins as a cautious and conservative hobbit‚
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Lamar Booker Hobbit 1. The difference and similarities among leadership‚ leader‚ and leading are that leadership is a function‚ which can be fulfilled by a person but also shared by a group. In the movie‚ The Hobbit‚ Thorin showed examples of leadership. Thorin exerted his leadership by fighting the pale orc that beheaded his father in battle. As the dwarf army retreated after seeing the king die‚ Thorin stayed and fought cutting off the hand of the orc. This showed leadership by stepping up in
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Early in the The Hero With A Thousand Faces‚ Joseph Campbell boldly announces‚ “the very dreams that blister sleep‚ boil up from the basic‚ magic ring of myth” (p. 11). Campbell argues that myth serves to suffice for some psychological deficiencies and tribulations in the average human life. Furthermore‚ dreams offer a revelation of what is haunting the unconscious mind of an individual‚ with far less attention to the collective troubles of humankind. Campbell evaluates the contrasts of the two concepts
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Summer Reading Essay The Hobbit: A Discussion on Setting In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ readers are introduced to an imaginary world of dwarves‚ elves‚ hobbits and wizards who battle dragons‚ orcs‚ and other dark entities. There are two kinds of settings that Tolkien expresses in his masterpiece: the physical setting of Middle Earth that changes as the travellers trek from one region to the next‚ and the interior setting happening in the protagonist Bilbo Baggins’s mind as he ventures out
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolken Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit‚ one of a race of short‚ timid creatures who live in cozy tunnels and who prefer to keep their lives ordered and predictable. One day‚ he unexpectedly finds himself playing host to Gandalf the wizard and thirteen dwarves. The dwarves‚ with Gandalf’s help‚ plan to travel to the Lonely Mountain to recover the treasure that a dragon named Smaug stole from their people long ago. Gandalf has selected Bilbo to be their burglar. The dwarves are not
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Seventh Assignment Task 1: Review the Assignment 7 Lecture. Restate its lesson. Use no fewer than 50 words. Joseph Campbell‚ a cultural anthropologist‚ recognizes an arrowhead as the oldest piece of art created by humans since it preserves beauty. It is reduced to one point‚ “Its material composition is harmonized‚ singularized‚ and elegantly articulated towards a purpose” (Hicks L7). While writing you should follow the form of an arrowhead‚ you should start on a wide path that slowly tapers
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The Racial Divide in The Hobbit In The Hobbit J.R.R Tolkien is criticized at times for his racist and race-based elements that he uses in this historic novel. Tolkien uses the characters in The Hobbit and symbolism of the good versus evil to depict that racism in society is destructive. Tolkien was known for his legendarium‚ which is Tolkien’s imagined world of Arda. Tolkien‚ throughout the story‚ references topics related to racism‚ such as superiority and bloodlines. While Tolkien thought that
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