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The Hobbit Hero's Journey

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Essay Topic 1 Joseph Campbell has an analysis of myths, quests, and adventure stories. This analysis is called Hero with a Thousand Faces and follows a specific step by step journey and it is all the same. I believe that the Hobbit follows the steps to a journey. The first step is the call to adventure. The second step is the hero crosses the threshold of adventure. Then the third step is the hero faces various tests and receives magical aid. Next the hero faces the final test. Finally the hero faces another challenge before bringing peace to humanity. When reading the Hobbit, Bilbo was called to adventure by Gandalf and the dwarves. Next he is crossing over the adventure threshold by deciding to go on the adventure. Then Bilbo is facing

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