Monomyth hero: Hitchhikers Guid to the Galaxy

The everyday monomyth hero follows a classic path. Starting from birth, to leaving home, to a final battle and ending with the journey home and the final reward. Every hero follows this pattern in some way, shape or form. This even includes Arthur Dent, from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Arthur is someone we consider to be and everyday monomyth hero because, with a few exceptions, he follows the Monomyth cycle to a tee. When we first are introduced to Arthur everything seems normal until he discovers his house is being demolished to build a bypass. Now this may not be some fabulous circumstance that establishes a hero, but it does connect to the story and how he later becomes a hero. As we continue down the story Arthur is met by another character known as Ford Prefect. Ford tells Arthur of the world ending, which becomes his call to adventure. When the end does come Arthur and Ford are beamed up into a spaceship, which is currently destroying the Earth. By the time Earth is gone Arthur realizes “‘I’m a bit upset about that.’...’Understand that!’ shouted Arthur. ‘Understand that!’...’I’m not panicking!’...’Alright so i’m panicking, what else is there to do?’” Arthur has officially crossed the threshold into a new unknown world and his adventure has yet to begin. Lastly if you’re still wondering about that bypass, Earth was destroyed to build and intergalactic one.
Throughout his entire journey Arthur meets many new people who become his helpers through all of their adventures. These people include Ford Prefect, Trillian, Marvin, and Zaphod Beeblebrox. All of these people continue to be vital to Arthur’s life whenever he faces test’s. When Arthur first begins his journey he faced with escaping death by Vogon, the creatures that destroyed Earth. When it seems like all hope is lost and Arthur and Ford are just about to die, they are picked up by another ship that happens to belong to Zaphod and Trillian. As the four of them travel across the