Marie Laure And Siddhartha

The archetype of the Hero’s Journey holds a prevalent pattern in the works of “Initiation” by Sylvia Plath, “A & P” by John Updike, and “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker. These works all follow the 17 stages of Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth which are separated in three stages; separation, initiation, and return. The main characters have different characterizations; however, they all follow the basic structure of the Hero’s journey archetype. There are many similarities and differences between the stages that are shown through many context clues and literary devices in each work. The Hero’s Journey archetype expressed in these literary works follow a similar and direct narrative pattern.

The separation is the first stage a hero must go through in his or her journey. This stage consists of “a blunder -apparently the merest chance- reveals an unsuspected world, and the individual is drawn into a relationship with forces that are not rightly

During the course of this World Literature class, several stories have been covered that accurately describe Joseph Campbell's mono-myth, or basic pattern found in narratives from every corner of the world. The Hero's Journey in it's entirety has seventeen stages or steps, but if boiled down can be described in three; the departure, the initiation, and the return (Monomyth Cycle). Each stage has several steps, but the cycle describes the hero starting in his initial state, encountering something to change him, and this his return as a changed person. To further explain this concept, there are a few stories covered in this class that can be used.

Countless cultures and religions gather around campfires and even hold ceremonies to hear a good hero story. But little do they know that these traditional stories that they are oh so eager to listen to, are all alike someway, somehow. All heroes in all cultures, dating from the earliest hero-story written, miraculously follow a sequence of events called a mononmyth/heroes Journey. The ineffable spectacle of the mononmyth is that despite the thousands of miles between ancient civilizations it was subconsciously present in the psychology of all the hero-writers. Joseph Campbell, an established psychologist stated his identification of the monomyth in his book, A Hero with a Thousand Faces. But, Campbell not only explained the monomyth in great detail, but he also elaborated into the psychology of humans. He did this by elucidating the exact steps in every hero’s journey, and providing factual proof. The initial belief is that no matter what the circumstance is, No matter past or present, man or woman, the heroes all have the same initiation. Here Campbell states that, “Whether hero ridiculous or sublime, Greek

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

Upon analysis of Kurt Vonnegut's, "Harrison Bergeron", evidence suggests that the story imitates the basic structure of the monomyth. However, unlike the sequence and obvious events presented in a monomyth Vonnegut cleverly applies his own unique play on the iconic structure. What is to be noted first is the definition of amonomyth. Joseph Campbell defines the term, "monomyth", as the standard cycle of events that occur to which the hero endures during the progression of the story (kfjakhfakjf). This is a common format for various works of literature (hfakhfke). Important phases of the monomyth are as follows: 1)separation 2)initiation 3)return, all of which have countless endeavors within the main before the hero can venture on to the next facet (kjazkjfkajk). Thought there are multiple stages one can focus on, the one to consider meticulously is the last stage of the monomythic hero's journey: return.

Edward Johnson wrote a bibliography on Joseph Campbell and included Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Edward Johnson explained that the monomyth is, “the underlying uniform structure of the adventure of the hero (which can be mapped on all people attempting to make their way through life).” Think about all the different movies, books, or stories that have been created. Most of them always have a hero, and he or she has to go on a journey. However, each journey has a different path. This journey is called the monomyth or the hero’s journey. The monomyth explains the course every hero takes to be changed and made new. This course is exemplified in more stories then people realize. For example, in the movie Osmosis Jones a

1. Ordinary World –the Hero’s home. A safe haven he must leave to start the journey The ordinary world is on a farm that is somewhere in Europe and it is near a village. (pg.

One example of the crossing the threshold stage. According to Joseph Cambell and Carl Jung.”The hero passes the first threshold. The hero fully enters the special world of the story for the first time. This is the moment at which the story takes off and the adventure gets going.” (pg.4). In the HJA format in stage 5 is what sets the main character on his/her journey. One example of this stage can be found in the movie moana. () In this scene moana is packing up to get ready for going pass the reef because for 1,000 years no one has ever gone past the reef because of the monsters that lurk. As she sets sail she finally passed the reef. This shows the first threshold she had to pass was to be able to go pass the reef, which she did. Another example of the 5th stage of the HJA format can be found in the movie wonder woman. In this scene Diana and her people (the amazons) find ships coming to there because of the man the crashed near their island that Diana saved. They found out that that man was in the war. Then the ships started to attack the island so they defended their island and fight the germans. This scene is apart of stage 5 because Diana believes that the one to cause this war was the god of war because the more wars there are the more power he gets.

The idea of crossing the threshold is explored in Campbell’s monomyth theory which outlines the hero’s journey. Despite details being different for different heroes, the common theme stands still of crossing the threshold

I believe that the song “Somebody that I used to know” by Gotye relates with Siddhartha’s external conflict when Govinda leaves Siddhartha. Govinda is often described as a loyal, hard worker, and compassionate friend by Siddhartha. However unlike his childhood friend, Govinda is searching for enlightenment through religious communities or individuals who have already achieved enlightenment relying on them to determine when he is on the right path. Moreover, when Govinda decided to follow the doctrine of Buddha, Siddhartha felt betrayed where his thoughts continued “he has robbed me of my friend, who used to believe in me and now believes in him, who used to be my shadow and is now Gotama’s shadow” (pg. 20). In like manner, Gotye expresses

The stories create a plot that is undoubtedly familiar to all who read them. Bruner’s term for this is genericness or the use of genres: “genres seem to provide both writer and reader with commodious and conventional ‘models’ for limiting the hermeneutic task of making sense of human happenings” (Bruner 14). This adherence to a well known storyline helps “predispose us to use our minds and sensibilities in certain ways” (Bruner 15). These novels follow the hero’s journey, a trope discovered by Joseph Campbell, a mythological researcher (Campbell). The Hero’s Journey plot structure has many stages, but they are broken up into three main categories: departure, initiation, and return.

In his renowned work, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell defined the essential stages of the Heroic Journey, using examples from a wide range of myths and stories. His objective was not only to establish the framework for hero tales, but also to convey why these elements of the monomyth prevail in so many different works. Campbell’s view states that “the hero myth is really written about every human being: we are all heroes struggling to accomplish our adventure” (Whomsley, 185). From this perspective, it seems justified that these patterns continue to appear in so many stories adventure and heroism; we all want our

The journey, the hero, the triumph, and the defeat are all elements that some of literatures greatest works have encaptured, such as: the Ramayana, The Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Mahabharata. Each of these texts depicts a hero or protagonist that is unique to their culture and although each of these heroes embark on a different journey with different purposes and goals in mind, they all display a variety of features that people of then and now can relate to. It becomes transparent that each of the journeys these heroes undertake are a lot like that of the lives of people today.