Character Analysis: A Hero's Journey

Will-power and determination plays a major role when it comes to people accomplishing goals and performing the tasks they are given. When a person possesses these two qualities they are motivated, focused, will not give up easily, determined along with many other things. The word determination is defined as, “the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.” Will-power is, “the strength or will to carry out one’s decisions, wishes, or plans.” In the short story A Worn Path by Eudora Welty, the main character Phoenix carried out the meaning of these two words throughout the whole story. She had experienced many road blocks during her journey, but she did not let them stop her from reaching

When an individual experiences loss or death of something dear, it usually forces them on to leave the familiarity of their world in pursuit of something greater. In The Hero’s Walk by Anita Rau Badami, Sripathi Rao begins his Hero’s Journey when he is notified of the death of his daughter. During the call from Dr. Sunderraj, Sripathi is noticeably shocked by the events that have taken place overseas and is struggling to comprehend everything. As the news unfolds, he struggles with his internal conflicts of regret, guilt and even confusion. The regret of ignoring Maya and “argu[ing] with the voices that grew louder and louder in his head” that were criticizing his past actions work in unison to show the changes to his character brought by crossing

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.

Throughout the novel, our main protagonist Christopher is faced with various obstacles. From being unable to fit in socially, to trying to figure out who murdered the beloved neighborhood poodle, he begins to feel the uncomfortable constraints of his unspecified, but very likely, Asperger syndrome. His character is revealed through the way he seemingly remains unchanged throughout his journey, but when under closer inspection his new-found maturity is portrayed in a much subtler fashion. Christopher has followed rules and schedules all his life, he can’t cope without them. His entire existence has revolved around the same tedious routine, from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep. However, as the story progresses we are shown how he learns to cope with change and how he begins to see the world as a less

In 2014, I attended the Hero's journey summer program in hope to discover myself and to become a better man. My father who has attended the program many of times introduced me to the foundation and thought I should give it a try under the Young Men’s program with 8 other teens from around the world. Nervous but also excited about discovering who I truly was and what brotherhood really meant I found myself becoming the best of friends with these guys for 7 days. During the trip I learned that in relationships it is not only about how much you have in common, but that you trust each other and can work together as one. I could not tell you those guys last name or their favorite video game but I can tell you that I knew they had my back no matter what.

The Hunger Games, Star Wars, and A Wrinkle in Time all relate to the Hero’s Journey in different ways, but there are also similarities in the approach of Hero’s Journey. The refusal in Hunger Games and Star Wars are alike in the fact that Katniss and Luke’s choice of refusal is for the best of their family. Meg, however, has no choice and regrets going until she realizes that she will get her dad back. Crossing the threshold is different because Katniss has time to soak up the information and Luke just has to leave right away. During the point of the Test/ Allies/ Enemies, the stories are different by the intensity of the events; but they are also alike. The Hero’s Journey throughout the Hunger Games, Star Wars, and A Wrinkle in Time all have many differences and similarities in the approach of the Hero’s Journey.

All stories of common structural elements found universally in myths, fairy tales, dreams, and movies. Stages may be avoided, repeated or shifted upon the needs of the individual story. There are 12 stages that composes the Hero's Journey.

Caden has been through the Hero’s journey multiple times since his hallucinations were making him worse every time he had one. Caden has been through the call, gone through the abyss multiple times, and went through the return in the end of the book. Caden’s hallucinations has started his hero’s journey because it is a roller coaster. He has a job on the ship but he “can’t recall when [he] was assigned this task” which makes him go crazy (Shusterman 21). His hallucinations are making him go crazy which would lead him to the hospital soon. Caden has been at his low point multiple times but this time is his lowest point in his life. Caden his “out of [his] body, scurrying on the deck in the middle of the night” and can not see the stars (Shusterman

Hunger Games, Star Wars, and A Wrinkle in Time are all alike and different in their approaches to the Hero’s Journey. The three sections of the Hero’s Journey that are going to be focused on are, the “Mentor Helper” section, the “Call to Adventure” section, and the “Test/Allies/Enemies” section.

The writer of bygone and sleepless nights went thrice outside his room, and the afternoon shifted its colour, hence contradicting his premier wishes, which lay yonder across the tangled bushes and the green raindrops.

The Stages of the Hero’s Journey was to indicate how in every movie or story the hero goes through 12 stages to achieve their goal. The first stage the hero has to go through is, The Ordinary World, where the narrator describes the hero’s home in order for the reader to relate to the hero. In this stage there is always an action that disrupts the Hero’s world and leads to the next stage, The Call to Adventure. In the call to adventure stage, is when the hero is notified of the problem that has disrupted his world and this will be life changing. The hero needs to choose between accepting this call or to leave the situation. The third stage is Refusal of the Call, when the hero refuses the journey due to fear and insecurities. The hero is not

Screams filled the air. Only then did Jessie Grant realize they were his. He had been having this dream for some time, his dad’s and mom’s death. Before they boarded a cruiser when he was seventeen, his parents were his best friends, now he had nothing.

In the novel, The Once and Future King T.H. White, the author, writes about Merlyn transforming Arthur into animals to reflect his governmental preferences to readers. Arthur is a child that has no clue he will be the future king. Another important character that is introduced is Merlyn. Merlyn is a great powerful wizard who is very smart, he also is the only one that knows about Arthur being the future king. He is very wise and is Arthur's tutor.

Todoroki Enji is a lot of things, he’s a shitty father, a terrible husband and a miserable human being in general, but he is a great hero. He didn’t reach where he is today by being an idiot, that’s why it came as quite a shock when failed to assimilate to the role as the number one hero and the symbol of peace position.

In “The Journey to the West,” the monk was accompanied by Pigsy, the Sha Monk, the Handsome Monkey King, and the horse. Each of these supporting characters possess a certain magical ability that assisted the monk on his journey, additionally they had their own flaws. This contrasts the monk, which has no magical ability and was devoted buddhism. The strengths, weaknesses, and backgrounds of these supporting characters encapsulate the idea of buddhism throughout the novel, and by including them and Xuanzang the book is able to summarize the idea of buddhism.