Comparative mythology

​​​​The Explication of All Monomythical Figures Countless cultures and religions gather around campfires and even hold ceremonies to hear a good hero story. But little do they know that these traditional stories that they are oh so eager to listen to, are all alike someway, somehow. All heroes in all cultures, dating from the earliest hero-story written, miraculously follow a sequence of events called a mononmyth/heroes Journey. The ineffable spectacle of the mononmyth is that despite the thousands

A Hero’s Journey is a cycle of events, each coming and returning. Many different myths and stories throughout time seem to have a homogeneous framework that follows the Monomyth Theory proposed by mythologist, Joseph Campbell. In his book, The Hero With a Thousand Faces, Campbell states the elements of the Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey cycle is prevalent in many literary works as well as The House of the Scorpion. This book, by Nancy Farmer, is an epitome of Campbell’s Monomyth Theory where

Would you like to be famous? The novel When We Wuz Famous, by Greg Takoudes, is a realistic fiction book about friendships and adversity. Greg Takoudes was born on January 16, 1973 and has directed movies including Up With Me. It was that movie that inspired him to write his novel When We Wuz Famous. The main characters in the book are Francisco, Reignbow, and Vincent, and the story takes place in Spanish Harlem, New York in the modern era. Francisco is his schools basketball star, Reingbow is his

Joseph Campbell describes the hero’s journey as a quest where the “hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man” (Campbell 7). The heroine’s quest, according to Valerie Estelle Frankel includes “battling through pain and intolerance, through the thorns of adversity, through death and beyond

Heroes are brave, determined, courageous, and selfless people whop embark on a journey in order to fulfill a goal for the better good, every heroes journey is different. Some heroes fight dragons to save the castle and some like Westley steal the princess in order to protect her, Westley goes on a long journey where he faces many enemies and challenges but, he continues his journey to rescue his one true love. In The Princess Bride a novel by William Goldman, the character Westley is a hero because

Superman or Superwoman; Equality For All, Joseph Campbell “The Hero With A Thousand Faces” and The Movie “Alien” A hero is “a man (or occasionally a woman) of superhuman strength, courage, or ability, favored by the gods.” Based on this quote, found on “The Oxford English Dictionary Online,” one can assume that the hero would be a man based on the terms that are used. People often associate a man as being the almighty power in a situation. They are referred to as the hero. One does not often find

The Hero’s Journey is an observation of the hero archetype in literature, as well as a story template and idea. John Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces details each step a hero may pass through during his adventure. The book contains detailed descriptions of each of the twenty one steps. Although, these can be summarized into five basic steps: Call to Adventure, Refusal of the Call, Crossing the Threshold/Passage into the Realm, The Road of Trials, and Return to the World of the Common Day

Imagine your biggest nightmare facing death. Now imagine the same nightmare but with your life along with your best friends and loved one life on the line. That is how it is for heroes such as Woody. All your decisions leading up to one death defining event. Which you hope all those decisions were the best you could have made. Then, finally at the last moment, while you are tasting death, you escape. This is the type of experiences hero’s go through. Therefore, in the film, Toy Story 3, the storyteller

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

Malala’s Journey In Joseph Campbell’s book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Campbell breaks down the journey of a hero. A journey that per Campbell happens to every one of us, that once complete leaves us with a self-actualization of our life and the moments and decisions that either helped or hindered us at one point in our lifetime. In The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the various examples of each stage are detailed as part of the journey. Campbell uses religious figures and contemporary tales such