Joseph Campbell was a famous scholar that created the “monomyth,” which can be described as the foundation of many of our modern hero tales. The monomyth, also known as the hero’s journey, generally follows three main portions: the departure, the initiation, and the return. These three portions have different steps they follow. The steps are seen in books, myths, religion, fairy tales, but specifically it can be seen the movie, Journey 2: Mysterious island. Journey 2 represents the monomyth by demonstrating the departure, the initiation, and the return.
Journey 2 demonstrates two aspects of the departure, the call to adventure and crossing the threshold. The call to can be seen