Rocky: A Journey In A Hero Myth

Commonly, most books that involve a hero subscribe to the idea of the hero's journey. The hero’s journey is a list of situations that many books use in order to tell their story. A story that uses the idea of the hero's journey revolves around one protagonist and their fulfillment of that journey. Mary Shelley in her book Frankenstein uses three different characters to fulfill the archetypal scenario of the hero’s journey and the quest for knowledge.

Explore through any film of your choice using either Vogler's, Voytilla's or Cochrane's model, the concept of the Hero Journey as discussed by Joseph Campbell in his book The Hero of A Thousand Faces.

Watching a film, one can easily recognize plot, theme, characterization, etc., but not many realize what basic principle lies behind nearly every story conceived: the hero’s journey. This concept allows for a comprehensive, logical flow throughout a movie. Once the hero’s journey is thoroughly understood, anyone can pick out the elements in nearly every piece. The hero’s journey follows a simple outline. First the hero in question must have a disadvantaged childhood. Next the hero will find a mentor who wisely lays out his/her prophecy. Third the hero will go on a journey, either literal or figurative, to find him/herself. On this journey the hero will be discouraged and nearly quit his/her quest. Finally, the

  The first aspect of an epic story that the movie demonstrates is with the other characters that Rocky interacts with. One of the first characters we see is Apollo Creed, Rocky’s training partner and one his best friends. Apollo is a retired boxer who still fights with Rocky but he comes out of retirement when a Russain announces his entrance in American boxing. An important characteristic worth noting here is how Apollo died. Apollo’s last name is Creed which is strikingly similar to the word greed. It’s apparent that Apollo has died because of how greedy he was, in wanted to prove to himself that he was still a good boxer even though he hadn’t fought in years. A different character that

In life, heroes are everywhere. They fight crime, save lives, and basically just do good deeds. Heroes follow their journey, which, when written, is actually very cliché. A hero follows a set of events in their journey that are rarely changed. In this essay, two hero’s are examined, Santiago from The Alchemist, and Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. These two stories seem very different, but in the end, are actually very similar. When examined closely, one may find that their journeys are very similar, following the events of a hero’s journey. This seemingly simple set of events is found in almost every heroic story. First is the problem. The hero is in a not quite perfect way of life, and needs to fix it. Then there is the refusal, the hero is called up to fixed the problem, but refuses for whatever personal reason. Then they are forced to go, and meet a mentor. This mentor gives them the wisdom that they need to get through the journey. It may even be what the hero is striving to be. Then they cross the threshold from their ordinary world to the new special world. The fifth and sixth parts can be interchangeable. Trials and allies/enemies, either can come first. Then they reach what they have been striving for, the liar, the cave, the final destination as a normal person. Once the hero reaches this part, they will be forever changed. At some point in this final destination, they will be killed and reborn, whether it is metaphorical or literal. After this they will fight

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”.

“The Hero's Journey Defined” is an article written by Anthony Ubelhor. The literary work uncovers the intricacies of the cycle that outlines the basis of a hero’s journey. In addition to this, it also discusses the culmination of phases that the protagonist must undergo to grow as a character throughout their passage to reveal new obtained attributes that deem them worthy of being called a hero. The beginning phase of a hero's journey is known as ‘departure’ in which the character is seen to leave his sense of familiarity and comfort zone to reach out to the unknown. The article portrays this event as the hero being sent into a new world on his passage, where they can either choose to answer to their calling or refuse to.

The hero's journey is a element to a good action filled storey, it shows how the character changes and grows throughout the story. A great example of the hero's journey in a book is, Montag in Fahrenheit 451, you see how love, loss, and society, turn him from an everyday firefighter to the man that could bring hope to their civilization.

It it no surprise that the hero story is present in a variety of the arts ranging from the earliest surviving work of literature, to children’s books, to modern day motion picture masterpieces. The characteristics of a hero have withstood the test of time, and remained remarkably similar. Traits of a modern day hero can be traced back to “The Epic of Gilgamesh” which dates back to two-thousand BC. This reflects the power of a hero and its message that it portrays to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The ability to capture the attention and resonate with a universal crowd is unique to a hero. That being said, even though there exists a multitude of hero stories, all of heroes in them share a common journey with distinct actions and

The hero is on a constant journey. Throughout the journey, a hero will often be faced with hardship only to be strengthened and propelled into action. The introduction stresses the importance of the hero’s struggle. The struggle encourages the hero to act courageously and act confidently. By confronting their hardships, the hero will experience the desired growth from the journey.

According to Joseph Cambell’s Hero’s Journey, there is a standard set of actions that transpires in multiple stories, particularly in heroic ones. This sequence of actions guides

A hero’s journey consists of several different stages that can be identified throughout the story. These stages each contain several key points that effect the hero in his quest to answer the central question that the hero faces in order to restore his ordinary world. In the beginning the hero is introduced in his ordinary world where he is at his most comfortable giving the reader an idea of the hero's character as he is about to begin his journey and will most certainly change along the way. The hero must now choose to answer this call to adventure in order to restore balance to the world. Now aware of the circumstances, the hero's world is altered and must choose to accept or decline the challenge. The hero may be reluctant to accept the

This newspaper article connects to the topic of myths. A myth involves several elements but the most important is the battle of good versus evil; this is a theme that is present in all myths. The purpose of a myth is the ability to project the underlying psychological truths, of the human race at the time. The truths found back then are often relevant to today’s society whether or not these truths are present in society. Myths address problematic issues or events in the society at the time. The hero is faced with a difficult task to fulfill in order to protect their people.

The focus of any epic story is centered around the battles and conflicts the hero encounters. As such, Rocky encounters many challenges. He struggles with the knowledge that he could have saved his friend from dying, he was challenged by a foe he didn't stand a chance against, the people he loves didn´t seem to support him, fighting what seemed like an entire country all while representing his own, and having the disadvantage of size and capabilities between himself and his opponent were all pushed to the extreme. As such, many epics, if not all, are all about the grandeur or exaggeration of their stories/plots. All situations are pushed to the extremes, everything bad is in turn excruciating, and good is spectacular. Not only that but many epics have foil characters, characters that stand to oppose the hero, as was Rocky´s wife. Although in this case

Virtuous Underdog Having moral standards and being an overall good person is someone who has virtue. Who would have virtue other than a true underdog. Everyone loves a good underdog story and that’s just the story Sylvester Stallone’s