Ceremony: A Monomyth

Tayo’s journey begins with his visit to Night Swan. Unknowing to Tayo, she embodies the mountain spirit Ts’eh and

The 3rd Stage is Return. The return phase of a hero's journey is where the hero must accept any rewards and would of restored worlds. Heros get rewards for restoring worlds that they have saved. In Hercules case it's becoming a god after saving Meg, from the river of souls sacrificing his life to save meg restores his godhood. Hercules journey back home is where instead of staying a god, he decides to stay on Earth with Meg presumably. Heros will become a master of both worlds in this case it's being hailed an international public figure of interest and great respect amongst the

The second stage in the Hero Journey is the most visible—the trials that must be

The hero must recommit to completing the journey & travel the road back to the Ordinary World. The dramatic question is asked again.

Small or big, everything we do in life is part of our journey. Reg Harris’ “The Hero’s Journey” describes the voyage one takes throughout life to grow and change as a person. He breaks the journey down into eight steps leading to the return. It starts out as a goal that isn’t always easy to reach, one goes through hardship and personal doubts only to succeed and become a better person. An example of this journey can be found in the movie, Troy through the character Achilles. Achilles is a strong fearless warrior in the movie, Troy who goes through “The Hero’s Journey” and ends up with a change of heart.

She teaches him the importance of certain plants, flowers, and ceremonies and how they are significant to Indian culture and survival. Tayo falls in love with her, and through his love, he begins to feel alive again. He realizes that he does have a place and that he is not invisible to everyone and

The hero journey beings with the Departure. The departure I the heros journey has five component. The call to adventure. The refusal of the call. The supernatural aid.

Throughout the novel, Ceremony, has made an imprint that there is a significance in ceremonies when it comes to the Native Americans and how it ties in with their culture. There is a decrease in seeing that there is a significance in Ceremonies and that is what Leslie Silko does throughout the novel. Noticing that any type of ceremony should not be negative only because Ceremonies is what keeps the natives going in their culture and what they believe in. One of the themes that I have seen through the novel is the use of ceremonies and how they weigh heavily in the novel and on the main character. Within the novel, Tayo, the main character goes through difficulty as he is sent off to

The next main stage from the Hero’s journey is “The Ordeal,” which is

To begin with, “The stages of the hero’s journeys” is where the reader is introduced to the 12 stages that compose the hero’s journey. This also includes the basic characteristics and functions. Next, “The ordinary world” is presented at the beginning of the story which is the home or place the hero belongs to originally. The ordinary world may also show how the everyday life of the hero is/was before any journeys or special challenges; the ordinary world can also show the hero’s family friends.“The refusal of the call” is when the author refuses to the challenge because of maybe some type of fear or insecurity. “Meeting the mentor” signifies when the hero either he/she meets with someone who in this case is the “mentor”. The mentor gives

In the novel, Ceremony, Leslie Marmon Silko writes about an Indian veteran and his struggle to deal with the stresses of war. Early in the novel Silko reveals some of the rituals that the Laguna Indians perform. One of these traditions is the ritual they go through after they have hunted in order to show their appreciation for the animal, in this case a deer. Some of the other Laguna traditions include the rain dances they perform during a draught and various other ceremonies. After returning from the war a traditional medicine man, Ku’oosh attempts to cure Tayo of his war-sickness but fails because his warrior ceremony is outdated. Therefore he refers him to another medicine man, Betonie, who may be more able to

However, since the hero is part of society, the journey is also one of personal development. On a more psychological level, one could suggest that the hero’s quest is symbolic of all personal conflict. Conflict begins when a problem arises that must be dealt with. Most people, at first, refuse to come to terms with whatever this problem may be, and attempt to ignore it. With enough mental determination and/or aid from an outside source, however, one can bring themselves to cross the first threshold, and begin their journey into the heart of the problem. For example, victims of rape or other types of abuse must face what is haunting them in order for it to be exorcised properly.

Phase two of the hero’s journey is “Initiation and Transformation” and this includes “The Challenges”, “The

In order to rid him of the physical and mental sickness that the war and the racial issues brought Tayo, Betonie takes him through a ceremony.  In order to complete the ceremony, Betonie tells him to find a woman, stars, cattle, and a mountain.  The woman he meets knew beforehand that Tayo would come to see her.

Stage five is described by Vogler as the stage where “the hero finally commits to