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    around the world. The standard pattern of the adventure of the hero is represented in the sequences: Departure-Initiation-Return. This sequences also known as the heroic Monomyth. In the movie‚ The hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‚ Campbell’s Monymyth is represented by the main character. The story unfolds according to each step of Monomyth. ‘The call to adventure’ is the first stage of the hero’s journey. The hero begins from the trivial round of daily life to enter the new world by accepting the call

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    stages in a hero’s journey. He explains‚ “The standard path of the mythological adventure of the hero is a magnification of the formula represented in the rites of passage: separation—initiation—return: which might be named the nuclear unit of the monomyth” (Campbell 23). During Separation‚ the hero departs from his known world; during Initiation‚ the hero faces trials; during Return‚ the victorious hero returns to his known world to share his boon. The hero’s deed‚ whether physical

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    In a interview with Bill Moyers‚ Joseph Campbell answered philosophical and almost spiritual questions through discussing mythology. At first‚ I genuinely thought he was lunatic but‚ there was something about his words that were relatable and fundamental. The discussion of Campbell’s book‚ The Hero with a Thousand Faces‚ exhibited a pattern in all heroes throughout time and cultures. Accompanied by examples from famous pieces like Star Wars‚ Campbell revealed a hero that we all relate to. Campbell

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    acceptance and the truth becomes a heart-warming chronicle. Through the obstacles and people she meets‚ Lily is able to experience the trials and self-fulfilling incidents that are required in the hero’s journey she partakes in. In the first step of the monomyth‚ the call to adventure‚ Lily has had a life‚ up to this point‚ of pain and suffering for she has grown up with the implication that she shot her mother. Additionally‚ her father‚ T. Ray constantly abused her by making her work for him while ignoring

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    Prufrock's Monomyth

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    as an expertise. The achievement connects the two explored areas together‚ completing the cycle of the monomyth. Prufrock does not take the initiative to cross the line between unfamiliar territory and his comfort zone. Consequently‚ he embraces his lover while time continues‚ deciding that she will never hear his thoughts about her. The incompletion of Prufrock’s journey proves Campbell’s monomyth to fail in literature. Because he does not set foot in the unknown world‚ the adventure does not fall

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    theory of the monomyth in his book‚ The Hero with a Thousand Faces. The theory of the monomyth or Hero Cycle is that there is a way of telling a story that is hardwired into our brains and that across cultures myths will resemble each other due to this internal plot. The book shows how Humans in general prefer to‚ and find it hard not to‚ tell a narrative not as a hero’s journey with an underlying theme. If analyzed most books‚ TV shows‚ and movies are played out corresponding to the monomyth. The 2005

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    The book The Hero with a Thousand Faces‚ by Joseph Campbell proposes that all myths are essentially hero-quest stories‚ each of which rings a unique change on a universal pattern; a pattern he calls the “monomyth.” According to Campbell‚ the hero’s journey consists of three main moves: departure‚ initiation‚ and return. Within each of these categories is a number of stages common to the plots of all hero-quest stories‚ and can be compared to Daniel Suelo’s adventure throughout his life. According

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    The Departure

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    “The Refusal Of The Call‚” “Supernatural Aid‚” “Crossing Of The First Threshold‚” and “The belly Of The Whale‚” Make up the five steps of the heroes departure. According to Campbell the hero will first start off with “The Call to adventure.” In the Monomyth of the Hero’s Journey‚ Campbell refers to the call as removing the hero from his/her normal surroundings (Campbell 41). For instance‚ when Simba is told to leave pride rock and never come back from Scar; he travels out into unknown surroundings where

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    Nemo

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    heroic journey of a father through a great deal of obstacles as well as triumphs while on his journey to reunite with his son. His quest follows the same pattern as every other heroic journey throughout time; the universal monomyth. The key components that allow the universal monomyth to be seen throughout Finding Nemo are the basic steps of the hero myth‚ the different archetypes that characters fit perfectly to‚ and the universal themes that are visible throughout the movie. The heroic journey within

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    Explore through any film of your choice using either Vogler’s‚ Voytilla’s or Cochrane’s model‚ the concept of the Hero Journey as discussed by Joseph Campbell in his book The Hero of A Thousand Faces.  In a world whereby diverse cultures and religions collide amongst the disparate and polarized people of our planet‚ there are few pervading threads that adhere the seams of human life and experience as vividly and profoundly as mythology. Emerging from the first primordial peoples of the earth‚ from

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