Dialogue Essay: My Hero's Journey To Freedom

Charity wished her grandfather had talked more about his family; however, he wasn’t much of a talker about family and such. She wondered what and who he’d left behind when he came to America- Now, that her grandfather was dead, she would never

He told her that in the middle of June they were sent to a place called Gettysburg where they were involved in a large campaign and took part in a battle that took place the first few days of July. He said that in all the campaigns and battles he’d been involved in, Gettysburg was by far the most intense- thousands lost their lives there… He also told her that he and John knew about their father’s death and that he was sorry she had to go through the loss without her entire family around her. He did not want her to worry about him and John; he said that they would make it through. Charity was glad that Charles sounded so positive. She often wondered why she could see some things and not others. Her ability to foresee events close to her had never been keen; however, it seemed that Charles had inherited that ability along with his ability to walk the winds… and, whatever other abilities he had… She would have to ask her grandfather, about this… Realizing just how little she knew of Charles’ abilities caused her a pang of guilt; it had been years since the two of them had had a real heart to heart

Mary Rowlandson was held captive by the Wampanoag peoples. In this narrative she gives details on what happened to her while she was a prisoner for weeks. Mary was captured along with her three children, two of which she was separated from and the other one died in Mary’s arms on the ninth day. She then went and saw her ten year old, who, upon seeing her mother, broke down in tears resulting in them not being able to have much further contact. Her captors made her march along for miles until they reach a river that they crossed on canoes. Mary stays there a while sewing and knitting for some of the Native peoples living there. She then is given a knife in which she promptly returns to her master, who lets her go see her son. She gets lost in

During their “removes,” Mary becomes too weak to walk any longer, and the Indians, “like inhuman creatures, laugh and rejoice to see it.”They do nothing to provide for her comfort during their long journeys through the rough landscape. Her only refuge is to take comfort in her prayer and hope that God will help her through these hard times. After the first several days, Mary develops a dependency upon the Indians, and begins to get used to their means of living.

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.

St. Mary's Orphanage and nearly all of its 93 children were swept away—including young charges tethered in groups by clothesline in the nuns' ill-fated attempt to save their lives. Houses floated down streets, becoming battering rams as water from the nearby bay and from the Gulf of Mexico converged on the town, rising well above 30 feet in depth and above the rooftops of many two-story homes.

Opening her heart, Charity listened with her soul’s ears. One of the singing voices, rose mournfully above all the others. And as she listened, she heard her say, "All the memories I have, they are beautiful within my mind, but they do not feed this hunger, deep inside my soul. "

Although both situations were different as well as circumstances Nora and Kristine were forced to ask another for help. This action shows humility in both women humbling themselves to ask fed help in their time of need. Nora had just given

When Charity, who has never met Eli or his family, hears that, she threatens to act rude in order to make them not like her so that she can go back home with him, but her grandfather tells her that she cannot go back home with him and assures her that if young Henry doesn’t take a liking to her, he is sure that some young buck down in Fort Charlotte will be looking for a wife.

However, Charity soon discovers that her grandfather is on a mission to get her married off and settled somewhere because of his advanced age. Sensing that his time is near, he doesn’t want to die and leave her alone and desolate.

Sheriff Bill was pushing almost 50 years old as he walked around and made sure everyone was doing their jobs for the night. Patrolling both the wall and the town itself. This was one of the first towns the zombie usually hit from the old crash site 20 years ago, lately however, there had been more attacks. The numbers were the same, a small group of ten or twenty zombies but the number and times they attacked had been increasing dramatically. Hence they put tangle wire and bells and other things to warn them and defend the town. His deputy, Wyatt was doing the same with his idol, the sheriff, a young lad he had the heart and love for the town but he lacked a backbone dealing with humans.

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.

Water is used as a mean of transportation throughout Sethe escaping slavery. The Ohio River carried her away from Sweethome and towards a new life as a mother. At one point, Sethe becomes so overwhelmed with emotion that she nearly soils herself, “Right in front of its door she had to lift her skirts, and the water she voided was endless. Like a horse, she thought, but as it went on and on she thought, No, more flooding the boat when Denver was born…” (61). The amount of water Sethe relieves herself of is a symbol of childbirth.

Henry was having a wonderful dream. In the dream, Charity and the children were running and playing along the banks of a river; their smiling faces warmed his heart. Just as he focused on Charity’s face and was walking toward her, someone banging on the bars of the cell he shared with the old man awakened him. It was time to get up and go back to work.

“ I’ve asked Mom to make some soup for you. Here you are. Help yourself.” Aggie said, without irritation or depression in her voice. “ Calm down and drink the soup while it is hot.” I was startled. I cried even louder. I could not say that I was happy, but I was very astonished and touched.