The Mono Tale Of The Hero 's Journey

Literacy plays a huge role in many people’s lives everyday, whether it is learning how to read and write for the first time or writing a five-page essay for the hundredth time. We experience literacy differently and have our very own unique stories on how it has impacted our lives and had made us who we are today. It is an essential aspect that I use in my everyday life, such as in relationships, daily interactions with others, and learning. It has become such a powerful aspect and human right in which it allows one to speak his/her mind and in some cases express their opinion to the world. My personal literacy history has shaped me into who I am today because without my experiences I would not have been able to gain the confidence and

Literacy plays a huge role in my daily life. Every single day I read and write. Whether it’s writing an email or reading a text message, class assignment, discussion board, etc. My literacy journey is unique because I have had different experiences. As a result, this is how my literacy journey has let me to be the reader that I am.

Small or big, everything we do in life is part of our journey. Reg Harris’ “The Hero’s Journey” describes the voyage one takes throughout life to grow and change as a person. He breaks the journey down into eight steps leading to the return. It starts out as a goal that isn’t always easy to reach, one goes through hardship and personal doubts only to succeed and become a better person. An example of this journey can be found in the movie, Troy through the character Achilles. Achilles is a strong fearless warrior in the movie, Troy who goes through “The Hero’s Journey” and ends up with a change of heart.

Gerald is a 19 year old that has other brothers that all want the inheritance of their parents for themselves they are all selfish and they are fighting over the money and they keep fighting then gerald snaps and he stabs one of his brothers and left him for dead as he was running the cops saw him and they chased him and through the city and when he found his house he ran in then the brothers attacked him for killing his own blood and then he fought out of it and he got into a fist fight with his brothers and that wasn't for killing his brother it was for the money and he was losing when his close friend came and broke up the fight and the friend got punched in the face and he drew a gun and yelled “quit this fighting aren't you guys brothers” and Gerald ripped the gun out of his friends hand and he shot it

Huckleberry Finn is on a quest to see who he really is and while doing so he completely ignores society's beliefs. This quest is often referred to as the Hero’s journey, in this quest the hero will run into many conflicts and when he/she is finished they will be humbled. The quest in divided into 10 parts but the 3 main ones are the call, transformation and the return of the hero. Within each stage there are steps the hero will go through and change from who he is to who he needs to become.

When Graham loses his wife in a tragic accident he starts questioning his faith, since god

Hannah the MII woke up and got dressed into her favorite racing suit. She hopped into her shiny, blue, new, bright car. The whirl of the engine flew as they lined up. Mario said “let's-a-go” before the beginning of the race. Hannah had a feeling that something was going to go wrong but forgot the fear. They were in the moo moo meadow and were so excited. Just then the ghost held up the sign that said “3-2-1” and the karts flew with a blink of an eye past the starting line. Mario raced into first place as he got the extra boost, while Hannah was stuck without the boost but was making her way to 6th place.

Throughout all of history there has been stories and tales about heroic characters saving their societies, or even the world. Over these eras, the way these heroes have been illustrated has changed and been refined by numerous people. These stories are called Hero’s Journey’s. There are three main types of heroes; Epic Hero, Greek Hero, and Shakespearean Heroes. Over time their stories have been twisted and turned in many ways. All of these heroes have many differences and similarities. The Epic Hero being a great warrior while the Greek Hero is civilized and the Shakespearean Hero is more centered on the wellbeing of their people. This shows the evolution of each of these themes throughout time.

One of the most influential book of all time could be Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand faces. In his book Campbell uncovers the pattern that I the foundation of every story ever told or yet to be discovered ‘The Hero’s Journey’. Campbell analysed the myths and legends from around the world and from different time periods and found that all the stories are a variation of one another told time and again throughout the history. Campbell gathered the main ideas from these stories, recognized them and came up with a pattern that binds all the stories, every story ever told The Hero’s Journey. Stories based on this pattern of Hero’s Journey articulates with the unconscious part

Its Passover and I’m flying over a table in an empty room all by myself until I hear a noise. Twelve men including Jesus Christ walk in and sat down. Jesus took a seat at the end of the table talking to the other twelve. They were all talking to each other and having a good time. Jesus Christ, sitting at the end of the table, told all of the men around the table to the, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me”. I didn’t know what he was talking about at first until One of the men stood up and replied,” Surely not I, Rabbi?”. Jesus then turned to the man and said, “yes, it is you.” everyone continued to eat and converse with each other until Jesus took the loaf of unleavened bread, stood up, and declared to all the men at the table,”

Shadow and James took over and helped by speaking soft words of encouragement to them. Shadow found that if he sang their favorite chant Rae seemed to calm down. James noticed and started in with Shadow.

The monomyth is a story plot that grabs the attention of viewers or readers. It is still studied because it reveals things about culture and has many things to offer. We read and watch the same story over and over again because the audience is attracted to heroic stories about how the hero saved the world and killed the bad guy.

Throughout life, it has become evident that people are shaped by the experiences and actions of the people around them. It is merely impossible to survive in complete isolation; the actions of others create long lasting impacts on how people live. This is evident both in fictional and nonfictional scenarios. As literature progresses, it has become seen that almost all fictional stories, and sometimes even nonfiction, are based around the same recurring storylines. This theory, brought about by Joseph Campbell, has been explored tremendously within the last century. Joseph Campbell, an American mythologist and writer, has become known for his theory of the monomyth, also known as “the hero’s journey”. In this theory, there were eighteen stages that each common hero was known to undergo before achieving an ultimate success. After further research, Campbell reduced his theory into twelve stages. Each of these stages are known to evidently lead the hero to their goal, and these stages include struggle as well as parts that are not too difficult.

Literacy is defined as being literate, that is, being able to read and write in a language. My personal experience with literacy began at an early age, at the age of 4 when I began to sit and read words and letters in the back of my mother’s car. Soon enough, she would bring me a magazine called “Majed” which, in the 90’s, was a popular magazine. With this, I began even more interested in reading and writing and reviewed every word in the magazine associated with each of the short pictured stories. It was the first memory I deeply recall of literacy and it was what laid the foundation for my personal love of reading and writing. The methodology used for this is an interview. There are three interviews which are analyzed and brought together in the form of a narrative. This narrative serves to better explain the emotions and thoughts that the interviewees had about the idea of literacy.

It may be hard to believe that every story follows a near identical pattern. Author Joseph Campbell discovered a general structure for the plot of all myths and stories. He wrote about his theory in The Hero With a Thousand Faces to educate others about this idea, which he called, “The Monomyth”. Joseph Campbell, who has written many famed books in his lifetime, was a mythologist and spent a large part of his time reading before creating this theory. The monomyth, also known as “The Hero’s Journey,” explains in deep detail the interaction the hero has during each phase of his journey. Joseph Campbell was partially inspired by Carl Jung’s theory of “Archetypes”; Jung believed characters had definable characteristics that could be created into