Comparison Of Star Wars And Hero's Journey

“ The force will be with you, always.” This is advice given to Luke Skywalker by his mentor Obi Wan Kenobi. In the archetypal hero’s journey a wise and experienced mentor such as Obi Wan will often help guide or offer advice to the youthful and budding hero. Throughout time and across different cultures there are certain symbols, events and characters which can be found in literature and Star Wars IV: A New Hope follows this trend step by step. During the film Star Wars IV: A New Hope, the main protagonist Luke undergoes a stereotypical, or in literary terms an archetypal hero’s journey. Luke starts from humble beginnings and when he is called upon to save the galaxy; he then faces various tests which help him hone skills that he will need for the final life or death battle.

The hero’s journey usually follows a certain rubric with little variation. These films are no exceptions. In “Star Wars,” Luke Skywalker is without a doubt a disadvantaged youth. His parents have died, and he lives under his aunt and uncle who spurn his attempts to leave the farm and make it on his own. Through a chance meeting, Luke finds himself a mentor, the wise recluse, Ben Kenobi. Kenobi tells Luke of amazing battles throughout the galaxy, sparking his inborn interest in the stars. Later in the film, after his aunt and uncle are murdered, Luke finds himself thrust into an ongoing intergalactic war between the evil Empire and the rebellion. It is here that Luke

The movie Star Wars is the perfect example of a modern hero’s journey. Luke Skywalker wanted to stay home with his uncle and tend the farm, but C3PO and R2D2 needed help so he went with them to defeat Darth Vader. In the end Luke defeated Vader’s space station and was a savior or hero to everyone. Although some people may say that Star Wars is not a good example of a hero’s journey because it does not show some part of the hero’s journey. I believe that Luke Skywalker is undertaking the hero’s journey process since he undergoes every step including, departure, journey, and return. To conclude, I believe that Luke Skywalker is the perfect example of a hero.

In the late 1940’s a man named Joseph Campbell shared his Mythic principal with the world. He explains that there is a three-stage formula that he calls a Hero Journey which is the structure of every story. Though most stories are completely different on the outside, the stories are almost structured around these three stages. Stage 1 is the hero leaves the everyday world and enters another world. While Stage 2 the hero is challenged by opposing forces and must pass a series a test throughout the movie. That will then determine who will be victorious, either the hero or the opposing forces. Stage 3 is tied into Stage 2 because if the hero is victorious, they will return to the ordinary world with a gift for the world.

Two books can seem completely different from each other when judged by characteristics such as genre, plot, and theme. However, if people were to look at the books together and as a whole, they might notice one striking similarity between the two. That striking similarity is known as the hero’s journey. First observed and documented by Joseph Campbell, the hero’s journey is a concept in which heroes, or people who commit actions for the greater good, follow a three-step cycle known as departure, fulfillment, and return. At the first stage of the hero’s journey, the hero receives a call to an adventure that takes him from the comforts of his home. Next, at the most important stage of the hero’s journey, the hero begins to experience life

Although epic hero’s either fictional or non-fictional have similar journeys while becoming a hero, each character has distinct characteristics that present divergent outcomes. Two of the most evident characteristics that come to mind when thinking of a hero is bravery and strength. Amongst Gilgamesh, Beowulf, Luke Skywalker, Sunjata, and Rostam they’re all brave strong men with their own traits that shape them into heroes. All five of these men’s lives begin in an ordinary world when they receive a call to an adventure. Each hero has the choice to either refuse or accept the journey that they have been called upon. In “The Hero With A Thousand Faces,” Campbell’s gives an example of how the call to adventure

The “hero’s journey”, coined by Joseph Campbell, is a pattern in the plot structure of literature, myths, and oral tradition in which the hero is consistently faced with similar obstacles and achieves many of the same goals. The first part of the hero’s journey is “The Call.” The hero is usually living a very comfortable and easy life, unaware of the journey ahead. The hero is then faced with a situation or dilemma which eventually causes them to seek change. The hero, at this point, tends to refuse the call to adventure in fear of the unknown. Once the hero has been given the strength to push past the unknown, they have entered the threshold. The hero will experience many challenges and temptations where the hero is tested, eventually reaching “The Abyss,” the most difficult challenge. The hero is then transformed by these trials and returns home to every-day life and begins to contribute to their society. The novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, the protagonist, Janie, experiences the hero’s journey first-hand through overcoming obstacles and transforming herself. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, the heroine Janie overcomes many obstacles and is therefore transformed into a self reliant woman.

The hero’s journey is a type of archetype shown in many stories that shows the steps of how a hero becomes a hero: mostly every protagonist goes through this journey. In A Long Way Gone, Ishmael goes on a hero’s journey. He was separated from his normal happy childhood when war hit his country. He then had to fight in the war but UNICEF (The United Nations Children's Fund) took him from the war, rehabilitated him, and he eventually ended up in the U.S where he was safe. In The Hobbit, Bilbo also went on the hero’s journey when he was separated from his non-adventurous life in his hobbit hole and went on an adventure with the dwarves. On that adventure he came across many struggles like saving the dwarves lives and escaping death many times.

The ideas presented in the Star Wars Documentary relate to my journey when it comes to the hero's journey, the good and evil choice, and the uncontrollable event that sets life in motion. For starters, the hero’s journey, which is based off mythology and history, represents the transition between one identity to another. For my life this is represented from when I was a little kid to now. Going from a child, who has fun and nothing else to worry about, to a teen in high school who has to worry about grades, relationships, and careers. Secondly, the good and evil choice is seen in my life, just not as literally as in Star Wars. My good and evil choice was made in middle school. I could have chosen to slack off, never do work, but I chose to

The Hero’s Journey between the three stories Star Wars, The Hunger Games, and The Hobbit is different in many ways.

The Hunger Games, Star Wars, and the Hobbit are all have a similar approach to the hero's journey. They have many similarities and a substantial amount of differences. The three main parts of the hero’s journey that are going to be analyzed are ordinary world, mentor help, and test/allies/enemies. In one part of the hero’s journey there is a number of similarities and differences.

The hero’s story typically begins in a relatively normal situation before receiving a call to head off into the unknown, this is known as the call to adventure. In A New Hope we find Luke living the life of a “typical” moisture farmer. Although he dreams of doing bigger things, he is constantly needed by his Uncle Owen to help with the harvest. This normalcy comes to a halt when R2-D2 arrives on the homestead with a message from Princess Leia reading "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope,". Luke may not realize it, but his life has changed. When Luke meets Kenobi, he is asked to join him on a quest to Alderaan to aid the rebellion. But Luke, worried about his responsibility to his uncle and his moisture farm, tells Kenobi that he has no business going out on some galactic mission with a random old man he just met. This is known as the refusal of the call. In most myths, the hero refuses to leave the

In 1977 and today Star Wars is a major sci-fi success. Star Wars follows the twelve stage hero’s journey which was created by Joseph Campbell. The hero’s journey explains the journey that the hero’s takes to achieve great deeds and personal growth. The articles Pathway to Bliss by Joseph Campbell and A Myth for Our Time by Andrew Gordon helps explain the changes from boy to man in Luke. In this essay I will explain how Luke changes from childhood to manhood using the articles A Myth for Our Time by Andrew Gordon and Pathway to Bliss by Joseph Campbell, to analyze the film Star Wars and Luke’s journey with it.

Have you ever noticed a similar pattern in the outcome of a variety of literary works? A hero's journey is a journey that the hero of the story takes and in a decisive crisis wins a victory, and then comes home changed or transformed. Many authors, such as John Updike, Sylvia Plath, and Alice Walker, show this ideal through some of their literary works. Although they may seem different, they all have a hero trying to settle a conflict in order to reach their main goal. In each of these stories, we are able to see a change in character by the protagonist. Authors such as Updike, Plath, and Walker, use literary devices such as imagery, setting, and allusion in their stories to show a journey that a their main character is taking. The hero of

In the call to adventure in the Hunger Games, Wrinkle in Time, and Star Wars, they all resemble each other and have numerous differences between each other. In The Hunger Games, the call to adventure is when Primrose, Katniss’s little sister, is chosen in the reaping, to enter The Hunger Games, and Katniss volunteers for her. In Wrinkle in Time, the call to adventure is when Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which meet Meg and Calvin, Charles Wallace introduces them to each other. In Star Wars, the call to adventure is when Luke gets attacked and Obi Wan Kenobi saves him. Obi Wan invites Luke to help him on a journey to