A Hero's Heroic Journey

The stories of heroes have been at the axis of nearly all cultures throughout history. Each different type of religion or culture has their own heroes or legends, each one of them having their differences to go along with the beliefs at hand. On the other hand, each and every hero also has their similarities, which therefore makes them the hero. The setting, events, and characters in each and every story may change, but the characteristics of the hero remain basically the same. Each person is usually made into a hero in a somewhat similar fashion. For example, many heroes begin as imperfect characters, and then begin some sort of quest which leads to them becoming a leader of what they are doing, and then the character goes through a

What images come to mind as you reflect on your childhood? Playgrounds, blackboards, and soccer balls may be among the warmest of memories. Yet for many mermaids swim their thoughts, princesses get swept of their feet, and lions roar to their loyal place in the animal kingdom. There is no doubt that today’s entertainment has most of its touch using classical influences. Walt Disney has produced animated films that have captured the heart and imagination of audiences of all ages around the world through the magic of storytelling and imagery. Many of us appreciate the imagination and magic that Disney puts into its animations with out knowing they are based off of classical and traditional storylines

Many of us 7th graders think of a hero as something that has super powers. That is not always what a hero is, they could be the protagonist in a book. A hero that means a lot to me is Bilbo. Bilbo is the protagonist in the book "The Hobbit". This book is one of my favorite and I really enjoy reading it. The book is a very challenging but enjoyable at the same time. The hero's journey is the path or route that a main character takes in a book to become a savior or hero at the end of the book.

Gerald is a 19 year old that has other brothers that all want the inheritance of their parents for themselves they are all selfish and they are fighting over the money and they keep fighting then gerald snaps and he stabs one of his brothers and left him for dead as he was running the cops saw him and they chased him and through the city and when he found his house he ran in then the brothers attacked him for killing his own blood and then he fought out of it and he got into a fist fight with his brothers and that wasn't for killing his brother it was for the money and he was losing when his close friend came and broke up the fight and the friend got punched in the face and he drew a gun and yelled “quit this fighting aren't you guys brothers” and Gerald ripped the gun out of his friends hand and he shot it

What defines a hero? A hero is someone that goes through the stages of the Hero’s Journey as proposed by Joseph Campbell. The Hero’s Journey is something that anyone can go through. Santiago from The Alchemist, Edmond Dantes from The Count of Monte Cristo, and Odysseus from The Odyssey are all examples of characters that have gone through the Hero’s Journey. However, both heroes and anti-heros go through the Hero’s Journey cycle and with Santiago, Edmond Dantes, and Odysseus, both of those are seen.

When we hear the word 'hero,' more than one idea comes to mind. Not only do we think of people that we look up to in our world, but we also think of heroes in the fictional world. To be a hero can mean a variety of different things. Leaders, singers, and even parents can be a hero that someone looks up too. But in the fictional world, a hero is someone who has learned from his or hers journey to come out a changed person. Some characters complete the journey, while others do not quite make it to the end. In The Odyssey, Odysseus takes more than one leap of faith on his journey to become a hero by learning from his mistakes, making personal sacrifices, and becoming a better man.

A hero is described as a figure who is recognized for their extraordinary accomplishments. Joseph Campbell says all hero’s follow a certain path. First, they go through a separation, then an initiation. They go through an initiation to show their worth as a hero, then they return and are reintegrated with society after learning a lesson. Hero’s should also be relatable, which is why they often go through crisis and failures. Even though they contrast each other, Rama from the Ramayana and Gilgamesh from the Epic of Gilgamesh have similar archetypes of the hero.

Dawn had risen with the Wylie’s castle on high alert, when a scout reported of seeing a rider wearing a Callaghan’s Kingsman uniform, traveling on a black stallion, heading in their direction.

Many heroes are courageous; they overcome any obstacle that comes in their way, but not all them were heroes in the beginning of their adventures. For example, Bilbo, from the novel The Hobbit, started out like a regular hobbit, simple, quite, and liked the company of his own home. But as the adventure progressed, Bilbo was no longer a regular hobbit, he was a hero. Bilbo went from a hobbit to a hero going through many obstacles in his adventure, when he escapes from Gollum, kills the spider that trapped him, and when he goes into the mountains by himself.

How does one become a hero? What steps does one have to take? Well, the illustrious Joseph Campbell, an American professor and author, scrutinized hero myth narratives and identified the basic pattern they all share, describing this pattern as the universal structure of a hero’s journey, in his 1949 work titled A Hero with a Thousand Faces. Campbell theorizes that all heroes, ranging from those in Greek mythology to those on television, all follow the same pattern. Campbell refers to this pattern as the “Monomyth”, but it is more commonly known as “The Hero’s Journey”. In his theory, Campbell states that the monomyth consists of many stages that are interpreted in many ways, but at its focus can be simplified to three acts: Separation, Supreme

I believe a hero is not only defined by the destruction of his or hers courageous defeats, but by their choice of actions they portrayed through his or hers journey. An example of my idea would be the character Odysseus from the book, A Book Of The Odyssey, by Homer. Odysseus faced many encounters throughout his journey, three of which I believe are particularly important. The first encounter being when Odysseus’s men defeated the city of “Troy”. Here we portray Odysseus as a hero through his endeavor protection of his men, “Then I urged them to cut and run, set sail, but would they listen? Not those mutinous fools” (Odyssey Book 9), Odysseus tried his best to warn his men to leave, yet they were too drunk from the wine, later bigger and stronger

The making of a hero comes from the person who will be the hero themselves. When becoming a hero, you embark on a cycle known as the Hero’s Journey. This cycle leads through a simplistic route that most heroes take: The normal life, call to adventure, refusal, meeting the mentor, crossing the threshold, Tests/allies/enemies, approach,ordeal, reward, return, new life, resolution, and back to the normal life. There are some who don’t follow through this journey completely, but still manage to get some of the parts of this Journey into it’s story.

The Hero Myth resides in the character Luke Skywalker, who is like any other average American. He is introduced in Act I as a farm boy on Tatooine who wants to leave home to go to the Academy, and start his own adventure. This is similar to teenagers in American society who want to move out after they graduate, and go away to college to gain their freedom and start their own lives as adults. A hero’s journey may be similar to a real life person, however Luke Skywalker will be living more than just a normal life, but a life of a hero that will determine the fate of the galaxy. His adventure begins when the catalyst occurs in the story that involves the hero receiving important news that will change his original goal in life which was going to

Becoming a hero is something we have all wanted to do, whether it is to earn a certain reward or to make one feel good about ourselves. In the time of the Western World, this was the case all throughout the eras. There were three eras covered during this time period: the Classical Era, the Medieval Era, and the Early Modern Era. The ability to contribute your time into the one whom you are trying to impress is what made one a hero in the Western World because you prove that you are fully interested in earning their trust in you.

The heroic figure Harry Potter from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's Stone didn’t start out as a hero. However, from the beginning, he possessed a gift of bravery which helped him greatly during his journey. His journey is significant because he learns, grows, and is put through a series of trials and tests that turn him into a hero. That is what the hero’s journey is all about, discovering talents, going through hardships, and growing into one’s self.