The Traveling Companion Character Analysis

This assignment contains an explanation on why there are two-parallel-running storylines. The papers also include a short characterization of some important characters. There will be some reflection on the theme, and at the ending there will be focused on one specific dialogue.

John had a dream of a society of peace and wanted to follow his conscious and do what he wanted to do instead of following in his father’s footsteps and run the family business

In Ken Kesey’s novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, the nurse Miss Ratched is a fine example of a realistic fictional villain. Possession of three key components is essential in identifying what makes Miss Ratched a villian. Motive is what drives the villain to commit the very acts that allow them to be considered evil in the first place, and often drive their entire being as a character. While they must possess motive, they must also have a sense of morals that coincides with their motives (typically evil, or distorted) and follow their moral compass in a way that often causes trouble for those around them. Additionally, a villain is frequently associated with their opposite; the hero who combats them. Kesey’s character perfectly aligns with these three categories of what makes a villain, and it is unquestionable that she is the villain of the novel.

The purpose of John’s life is to discover his real identity. He realizes that his desire and goals are different from what his family expects him to do. “Everyone had always said that John would be a preacher when he grew up, just like his father. It had been said so often that John, without ever thinking about it, had come to believe it himself”. John wants his father’s love, but there is a part of him that feels hatred for his father. “He lived for the day when his father would be dying and he, John, would curse him on his death-bed”. Despite John struggles with uncertainty about his salvation, he finally had his first religion experience. “Elisha,' he said, 'no matter what happens to me, where I go, what folks say about me, no matter what anybody says, you remember - please remember - I was saved. I was there.” John has chosen the path of religion, and now he is unlikely to remain under

Both men, McMurphy and Luke were turned into examples, much like Jesus Christ and left behind a legacy. Luke at the prison was cool without a doubt, motivating all the prisoners to follow his lead which attracted attention of the authority who believed that Luke had to be dealt with since he was getting out of line and also taking the other prisoners with him 'Thats my darling luke, grins like a baby bites like a gator' we see here in this qoute that dragline was one of many whose heart Luke won, dragline calls him 'darling' which shows how much luke is loved by his fellow prisoners and what a huge impact he has had on their personality. When McMurphy started popping the bubbles of the 'rabbits', making them realize that they had been ripped

The Hero’s Journey tells us the path that every hero takes in every story, and the conflicts that he faces throughout it. In the Ordinary World the hero is in comfort and tranquility until he is called upon to take this journey, into and unknown place called the Special World. The Special World is nothing like the Ordinary World, it has unstableness and that is where the hero will meet the villain which he must stop. In the Call Of The Adventure Stage, the hero will be presented with his challenge and will be told where to go and if he is willing to perform this journey. The Hero is left to choose if he has the courage to go to an extremely strange and unpredictable world. Next he will enter the Refusal Of The Call, here the hero feels frightened by the quest he must face and

The “Hero’s Journey” as founded by Joseph Campbell, can be detected in numerous works of literature including Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, and even in lives of the authors themselves. Ultimately, everyone’s lives are hero’s journeys, including Hemingway himself. Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey” is a way to categorize similar concepts in literature to help classify parts of the story. There are six main phases of the “Hero’s Journey”: the call to action, the answering of the call, the threshold guardians, the crossing of the threshold, the dragon battle and the master of two worlds. The call to action is the invitation the protagonist receives from someone or something to venture into the unknown. The protagonist likely

A Hero’s Journey The hero whom I have chose for this assignment is Bilbo Baggins. Although he doesn’t look brave at first through his journey his courage shows later on. His journey alines with that of a hero’s journey. Stage one is the Departure; within the departure there are three parts “An unusual Birth/ Early Childhood,” “The call to Adventure,” and “Crossing the threshold.”

The value of nobility in the middle ages can hardly be questioned. The majority of nobles lived a life of luxury, having riches beyond the wildest dreams of commoners. When one thinks of medieval knights, nobility is often comes to mind, but did knights have to be members of the noble class? Sir Thomas Malory’s “The Tale of Sir Gareth” examines this question and presents an interesting view as to the true value of a knight. Malory uses the actions of important characters to reveal his opinion that the nobility of a knight was secondary to his integrity, courage, and benevolence.

The “Hero’s Journey” is a common template in stories that involve a hero who goes on an adventure, wins a victory in a decisive crisis, and then comes home changed or transformed. This template has been used in tales throughout history to convey the journey that a protagonist goes on. The universality of the struggles and conflicts these heroes overcome allows this template to become as popular as it is today. Many of the stages that exist within the “Hero’s Journey” can be applied to my journey as well as yours. The stage of my grandfather’s death in my journey is comparable to “The Ordeal” in the “Hero’s Journey.”

John is defiant, curious, brave, and smart. John goes on a journey to signify that he is now a man. John’s journey is different from others. He goes and sees places that no one has ever seen before.

The author, Tim O’brien of the book The Things They Carried uses events and characters from the memoir in place of some experiences him and the narrator shares. Fictionalizing many emotions and events that happened to Tim through other characters usually that he wouldn’t feel or do. For example Tim talks about how at a point he wanted to run away to canada when he received his draft notice. This feeling of discontent and the thought of war sickened him to the point he was just yards away from Canada but felt as though that would be a coward move. The author and character shared similar ideas however the author Tim didn’t attempt to run away but his character did. O’Brien informs his audience on the difference of the war from the stereotypical

“The Hero’s Journey Defined” is an article compiled by Joseph Campbell (or Anthony Ubelhor), in which the characteristics of a hero and the outcomes of a journey are explained. Campbell explains that the journey taken by a hero, who may also be an underdog, may be long and treacherous, but most evidently exemplifies the growth of the hero himself. According to Campbell, the hero may sacrifice his life for someone or for the general welfare of others. Most heroes are called to make the odyssey because one that is superior to them, such as a god or a leader of his town. In the duration of a hero’s journey, the hero will be appointed to trek to a place in which he may sacrifice his life for someone or general welfare of people, and may

The Hero’s Journey was based on twelve stages, the hero has to overcome. The first stage is the “Ordinary World.” This stage consists of showing how the hero lives his life in the ordinary world. The next stage would be “The Call To Adventure.” This stage is where the hero is first given notice how his life is going to change dramatically. This is also the stage where the hero first realizes that he is going to begin to face his journey. The next stage of the hero’s journey is the “Refusal Of The Call.” In this stage the hero does not agree in going in the journey. He might have different reasons such as; not wanting to leave the ordinary world because of sense of duty, obligations, insecurities, or just simple fear. The fourth stage is “Meeting

However, since the hero is part of society, the journey is also one of personal development. On a more psychological level, one could suggest that the hero’s quest is symbolic of all personal conflict. Conflict begins when a problem arises that must be dealt with. Most people, at first, refuse to come to terms with whatever this problem may be, and attempt to ignore it. With enough mental determination and/or aid from an outside source, however, one can bring themselves to cross the first threshold, and begin their journey into the heart of the problem. For example, victims of rape or other types of abuse must face what is haunting them in order for it to be exorcised properly.