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    written‚ there is a journey that the character undertakes to become whole and balanced‚ also known as the heroic journey. In the first stage of the journey‚ the departure‚ the hero leaves their known world and begins their adventure. After the hero undergoes the departure‚ they then move on to the next stage‚ the initiation‚ where they are put through tests and venture into the world of hero or magic or the previously unknown. The third and final stage is that of the return‚ where the hero must return back

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    The hero’s journey has been used for many centuries and has even been used in Homer’s epic The Odyssey. Like Homer‚ Suzanne Collins accurately portrays the process of the hero’s journey within The Hunger Games series. Starting with the beginning of the hero’s journey‚ the ordinary world is the first stage in the hero’s journey where the hero/heroine is in their normal life. In The Hunger Games‚ this is the beginning of the book when Katniss‚ the heroine‚ is going through her normal day‚ hence her

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    how you must face your fears to be a more perfect and productive person. A perfect hero must face al their fears‚ which allows them to become a perfect hero. In the Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus is portrayed as a perfect hero because he shows traits such as strength‚ bravery‚ and wisdom. There are many traits a perfect hero must have‚ the most important one may be strength. Strength is so vital to be a perfect hero because you can accomplish so much with it. Perfect heroes need both mental and physical

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    The heroes’ journey teaches us to appreciate the beginning‚ middle and end of a person seeking to change‚ grow‚ sacrifice‚ kill your old self and transform. Finding their own‚ ambitious person by learning their strengths and weaknesses. Personally I loved this book because it helped me understand my own characteristics that have led me to come up with the concept I am introducing today. My journey has guided me through the ordinary world to coming full circle and reaching the special world in coordination

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    girls camogie team over to Europe for Feile (a gaelic tournament)‚ not expecting that we would go very far‚ we went for the craic. We were most definitely doubted but proved all of the hopeless wrong. I think that my story relates to Odysseus’ journey in the Odyssey by Homer Odysseus and I both started off with denial of our calling and eventually accepted the call. Throughout my adventure I encountered some obstacles just like Odysseus. Through jet lag‚

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    identity six times through out the book in the challenges that he faces. Third is how he wanted to seek revenge against the people that had him put into jail in the revelation and actions. And finally‚ Edmonds final stages of his rough and traitorous journey throughout his time of trying to seek revenge. Danteś knows that there will be a big adventure ahead of him. “‘Edmond Danteś‚ you are under arrest‚’ ‘Under arrest‚’ cried Danteś‚ ‘But why’”? Danteś must have been very mad and confused when this

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    What do you consider to be a hero? What traits should a hero have? My hero is Odysseus. In The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus proves to be a true epic hero through his intelligence‚ bravery‚ and loyalty. One way that Odysseus uses his intelligence is to help his men. For instance‚ He puts beeswax in all of his crew’s ears when passing the Sirens. The epic states "Going forward I carried wax along the line‚ and laid it thick on their ears” (Homer 706). This helps them get past the Sirens successfully

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    The Journey of Odysseus Homer‚ a blind poet‚ wrote a book called The Odyssey. He set the book in Greece from Troy to Ithaca in 800 BC. The opening scene stress how Odysseus‚ the main character‚ trying to get back home to his family but struggles with all the obstacles thrown his way. Athena‚ the main supporter of Odysseus and the goddess that helps him through war and getting home‚ talks to her father‚ Zeus‚ into cooperating with Odysseus going home throughout the book. Zeus hasn’t always appreciated

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    Odysseus can be portrayed as an antihero in The Odyssey. A hero is clever‚ respectful‚ brave‚ and shows mercy. Odysseus is the complete opposite of a hero. He is immature‚ barbaric‚ unfaithful‚ and a coward. Being faithful‚ or loyal‚ is one of the main aspects of being a hero. Book V shows us that Odysseus might not have been so faithful to Penelope: “Now as he spoke the sun set‚ dusk drew on/ and they retired‚ this pair‚ to the inner cave/ to revel and rest softly‚ side by side” (5. 234-236)

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    Odysseus as an Epic Hero What is the difference between a regular hero and an epic hero? Odysseus from Fagle’s translation of Homer’s The Odyssey and Claybourne’s The Adventures of Ulysses qualifies as an epic hero based on his daring adventures and actions on his detour home from Troy. He earns this title by traveling to various settings‚ many of which he has never before set foot on‚ setting himself apart from other men based on his actions of superhuman courage and great valor‚ and having the

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