Examples Of Heroic Quest

This conflict further develops through the hero’s journey archetype and later reveals the theme as the problem is solved. In addition, Richard Connell conveys Rainsford’s initial refusal to confront the problem during the Refusal of the Call, instead telling the general, “ ‘I wish to leave this island at once’ ”(10) and “I will not hunt”(10). Rainsford’s refusal to take part in the general’s sick practice is a natural reaction, and humanizes the character for the reader. The Refusal of the Call is an important aspect of the exposition, because it allows the reader to gain a deeper understanding of the character and make it easier later on to learn the same lesson Rainsford would. Even as Rainsford refuses the call, General Zaroff gives him encouragements and tries to coax him into participating in his hunt, foreshadowing that Zaroff himself would be Rainsford’s Experience with Unconditional Love in the Initiation Stage. Furthermore, in the final third of the Departure Stage, the Beginning of the Adventure, Mr. Connell reveals that the hunt had begun, and that “Rainsford had fought his way through the bush for two hours” (11). The Beginning of the Adventure marks the first event in the rising action of the story, when Rainsford accepted the call and ventured into the unknown wilderness. This section of the archetype is the reason for every other action in the archetype—Rainsford attempting to achieve his goal of not being hunted, overcoming his conflict

Spiderman, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Cat Woman; when you hear the word hero or heroine that is who you think of. The most famous heroes of all time, as well as the not so famous heroes such as Hazel, fit the archetype of a hero; they are all courageous, resourceful, and strong-willed. Most people don’t notice that almost all action/adventure movies and novels are the same. All of their stories fit the archetypal pattern of a heroic quest. A heroic quest consists of twelve steps that the hero completes throughout his or her journey. In this essay, I will be explaining the parallels between Watership Down by Richard Adams and the archetypal pattern of a heroic quest; as well as the parallels between

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

Throughout literature, the quest has remained one of the most popular genres, appealing to almost every demographic. In all quest stories, the hero undergoes an identity transformation. The protagonist's search for identity defines the quest story, making it meaningful and relatable to audiences. Although not always explicit and seemingly unimportant, the quest changes the character’s personality over time, metamorphosing into a true hero. In every quest story, the audience must connect or sympathize with the hero in some way.

Every archetype hero must go on some type of journey or quest. During the journey, the hero goes out to search for some type of truth. On his/her journey, the hero is faced with many challenges, descends into some type of psychological “hell” (rock bottom or their lowest point), and at the end, returns home.

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 spreads from old pieces of literature to recent ones like The Odyssey to new pieces of literature like the hunger games. Two examples of steps from the Hero’s Journey in modern books and movies are “the refusal of the call” and “Crossing the initial Threshold” in the scene when Simba leaves pride rock when scar kills Mufasa in the film The Lion King, directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, and in the scene of the movie 42, directed by Brian Helgeland, Jackie Robinson decides to join the majors even though he will face discrimination and once he is in he can’t back out of it. First, one of the steps of the Hero’s journey is “Refusal to the Call” and it shown in a seen from a film called the Lion King when Simba refuses from fighting scar he just leaves. In the film The Lion King when scar kills Mufasa, Simba’s father, Simba feels very depressed because he thinks it was his fault that his father died so he runs away because of sadness.

A hero’s quest, is the most eventful part of the story. The hero will often experience many hardships and obstacles along the way. In every piece of writing you can spot the departure, initiation, and return. The movie Spy Kids directed by Robert Rodriguez, has pre teen Carmen Cortez, take leadership of her little brother and fight off evil while trying to save her kidnapped spy parents. In novel Sleeping Freshman Never Lie by David Lubar, we learn the tale of Scott Hudson as he takes on his freshman year of high school and tries to fit in, impress his crush, and keep his middle school friend group together, all while preparing to be a big brother. A Hero quest archetype includes departure, initiation and return.

The hero’s journey in A Wrinkle In Time, The Hunger Games, and Star Wars: A New Hope, are all similar, but have a different and unique approach, on it. In the Hero’s journey there are specific parts they are very similar or different between these three stories. These parts are “Ordinary World”, “Call to Adventure”, and “Refusal”.

Crossing the Threshold- The hero will change their mind about the quest and as the journey continues the hero will enter a world that they have never been in/experienced before. In Star Wars this would be when Luke saw his home destroyed and his uncle and auntie death angers him. Due to his anger he changes his mind about refusing to go and oppose the enemy.

3. Hero must understand his doom, as well as the fact that his fate was discovered by his own actions

Throughout history it becomes apparent that all the great stories: The Odyssey, Great Expectations, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are all founded on a similar theme. The same plot line, a hero, most often the protagonist, faces danger and adversity to the highest extreme but always comes out on top. He is depicted as the pinnacle of human triumph and in essence, demonstrates a fundamental strength that all men should strive to achieve. These stories were, “ full of darkness and danger. And sometimes one did not want to know the end; How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? In the end, it is only a passing thing. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out even clearer. Those

In the seventh stage the hero finds himself in danger. Once it sets in, the hero’s fears and insecurities re-appear time away from the quest is needed (Bonzite). He needs to calm down and remember why he is there and why he chose to be there. Once the hero is ready he moves on and keeps going. The next challenge is the hardest part of the entire journey. It could be a physical task or an inner, more emotional barrier (Bronzite). The hero has to overcome all fears because his life depends on it (Bronzite). If the hero fails to reach his goal, his life will either be forever changed or he will face death. If the hero lives, and completes the task he is rewarded, he is a new person and has gained more strength in his emotional state. The reward

Along the way the hero will meet many allies and enemies and as they reach their goal they usually face one final challenge (or kind of like a test). Upon the hero’s success he/she makes their way home, which is not always easy. The Myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece begins with Jason showing up in his hometown of Iolcus with a plan to regain the throne stolen from his father by his uncle Pelias. Ruler Pelias king of Iolcus, says he's willing to give up the position of authority if Jason were to bring him the Golden Fleece.

Dan Bronzite uses inspiration from Joseph Campbell to outline a hero’s journey through the description of 12 stages that appear in mythological stories. The phases include “ordinary world, call to adventure, refusal of the call, meeting the mentor, crossing the threshold, tests, allies and enemies, approach to the inmost cave, ordeal, reward (seizing the sword), the road block, resurrection, and the return with the elixir. Bronzite confirms that this is the basis for a heroic story; however, not all themes and tones correspond with this sequence. The heroic sequence can only be used when a journey is present and the characters and ideas have a heroic theme. Bronzite assures his audience that the “characters [should] define the story and [the] story [should] define [the] structure”; therefore, the heroic sequence does not always have to be considered in a myth’s first draft. The sequence