Star Wars : The Force Awakens

Even at the beginning of the film it is clear that the archetypal hero’s journey is being portrayed due to various symbols, events and lines from characters which help identify the ordinary world as well as the call to adventure. Starting from Luke’s home planet of Tatooine, which is a desolate and barren desert. In literature a desert usually symbolizes dullness, hopelessness and an overall lack of excitement; a classic case of foreshadowing in that Luke has a desire to escape this empty and lifeless humdrum. Later in the film the audience is introduced to Luke Skywalker, a plain farm boy who is caught in a seemingly never ending routine. Day after day Luke spends his time performing chores and aiding

to destroy the Death Star is made. Luke is chased by Vader and Solo comes to the

Luke Skywalker chooses to join Obi Wan Kenobi, and through their journey Luke was changed from a parentless boy to a Jedi in training (Star Wars IV). One of the biggest parts in a Hero’s Journey is the life changing event that causes the hero to leave his home in the first place. When Luke’s aunt and uncle are killed, he is alone and has no reason to stay on his home planet of Tatooine so goes with Obi Wan. He changes his whole life around in a very short period of time, like his master, all he has left is his training. Both Romeo and Juliet changed their lives around for each other, even though it resulted in death (Shakespeare). The feuding families could never know about their children’s relationship because they hadn’t adjusted to the idea of ending their fighting and still hated each other. Romeo went first and Juliet followed behind and the death toll went up, if the families had changed their views toward each other , no one would have lost their lives. Those who are open to change, will be introduced to many life altering

In just the course of A New Hope, Luke’s character changes immensely. The critical incident that sparks a change of his

The first stage of the monomyth is the departure. In this stage, the hero first receives “call to adventure,” either directly or sometimes unwittingly. In a real life example, this would be taking on a task, one that is assigned by someone else or one that is chosen by oneself. This could be an assignment at a job, or it could be the desire to pursue a new hobby. Campbell mentions the “refusal of the call,” or the turning away from the journey. In life, when taking on a task, it can seem too difficult or frightening, and the natural desire may be to turn away. Campbell warns that this “converts the adventure into its negative… [and] the subject loses the power of affirmative action and becomes a victim to be saved” (59). Though an adventure may be difficult, the hero will usually gain the assist of a supernatural aid. Many

The creator and director of Star Wars, George Lucas, was incredibly successful for his movie series, but even more successful for its overall purpose: to sell toys to ten-year old boys. The use of ethos, pathos, and logos are very abundant in this movie. Ethos, Greek for “character”, is anything referring to or relying on the author’s credibility. Pathos, Greek for “emotional”, is anything that makes you feel emotion. Logos, Greek for “word”, is anything that makes you think. By using these he was able to persuade the audience into thinking, feeling, and loving Star Wars, making the audience want to purchase figurines.

Heroes are seen all around us, in life, literature, and movies. Heroes like Superman, Captain America, and Thor are common, but have you ever thought of Luke Skywalker as an archetypal hero? Luke Skywalker is an aspiring young Jedi Knight, who is called to the quest of defeating the empire in the movie Star Wars IV: A New Hope, written and directed by George Lucas. Luke Skywalker demonstrates certain characteristics before, during, and after his quest that makes him an archetypal hero.

The Death Star represents the dangers of military technology in general. From here on, Luke uses his old skills (what he did back at home) to destroy the Death Star. Furthermore, literary heroes must give their readers inspirational hope through the sense of closure in the plot. The first example that supports this theory is in the story Gilgamesh, where Enkidu dies.

He also wants to show that Leia is beginning down a new road because she is undergoing the transformation from full logic and

Primarily, Tan establishes the theme of the story through characterization. The protagonist, Jing-mei, finds it difficult to live up to the high expectations her mother has set for her. After seeing so much disappointment in her mother’s face, Jine-mei “look[s] in the mirror above the bathroom sink and when [she] saw only [her] face staring back – and that it would always be this ordinary face – she began to cry” (Tan 2). This bring Jing-mei and her mother into conflict with Jing-mei eventually screaming at her mother that “‘[she] wish[ed] she were dead. Like them’” (Tan 8). As she matures, Jing-mei becomes a little more level-headed; she then understands her mother only wants the best for her. Through diction and language, the author creates a character that is

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is final chapter in an epic story of good versus evil. The script was written by George Lucas and was released in theatres on May 25, 1983 (IMDb.com). It was the third film released in the Star Wars saga, following Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (IMDb.com). At the time, Episode VI concluded the story of Luke Skywalker and his Rebel friends fighting against Darth Vader and the evil Empire.

between the first generation, American daughter and her immigrant mother. At this point of the

Everything Rey was taught was taught from living most of her years as a scavenger and fending for herself. She wasn't going to let this mission break her. She is strong and fearless and she was focused on finding the missing droid, BB-8.

The content of a film is equally important as the technical aspects within the film. To begin with, the internal character struggles and changes are overly prevalent within the fight. The main change that happens to the characters are their internal changes, these changes are slower changes caused "through [their] experiences" (Corrigan, White, 228) within the story and fight. Both Luke and Darth Vader are affected by these changes, Luke slowly falls to the dark side as his anger and hatred grows while being taunted by Darth Vader; meanwhile, Darth Vader changes throughout the fight as he begins realizes the error of his ways and save’s Luke from Darth Sidious by sacrificing himself. Additionally, themes and motifs are also used to solidify

He races home to find his family dead and nothing left but becoming a jedi (A New Hope Scene-by-scene. Web. 2010). In an effort to get to the Princesses planet they go to the Cantina, a bar filled with scam artist, where the find Han Solo and his co-pilot Chewbacca. Once they’ve settled on a payment their journey begins. What Obi-Wan and Luke don’t know is that in an effort to get Leia to talk Darth threatens and then follow through with blowing up her home planet.(Web. SparkNotes.com. Star Wars Episodes iv-vi. 2014) Eventually Han’s ship is pulled up by Darth’s and then they are forced to fight their way out. Obi-Wan encounters and allows Darth to defeat him, meanwhile Leia is rescued by Han, Luke, and the others. Without Obi-Wan but the rescue of the Princess the only thing left to do is defeat Darth’s ship, the Death Star. Against all odds and the discovery of the force Luke blows it up and is later awarded for heroic nature, as is Han and Chewbacca, ending the first of the epic series.