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Prison Break Hero's Journey
The netflix series Prison Break follows the hero’s journey. The first step in any hero's journey is the call to adventure. Michael is the hero in Prison Break, his call was to break his brother out of prison because he was convicted for a crime he didn't commit, the government photo shopped a video and made it look like Michael’s brother Lincoln did it. The supernatural aid in Prison Break is Sarah and Westler, they were there for Michael when he needed them. There is no guide or mentor, Michael was the mentor himself. There was a particular item that he used on his journey which was his tattoos, the tattoos was a blueprint of the prison “fox river”. Throughout the hero’s journey Michael had a few friends he can count on which was his brother Lincoln, Sucre, Sarah, Ben and Alex. At one point in the story he leaves Chicago and goes to Panama after escaping prison. There were a few people that tried to stop Michael from leaving Chicago but it was too late. The people were …show more content…
Michael runs into the general which has power over everything and everyone. His travels take him to Panama where he eventually goes back to jail and escapes again. The hero was injured thought to be dead many times throughout the story anu example is He has a disease where he bleeds and needs surgery to cure it. On the other hand when he broke his wife out of prison everyone thought he was dead which he wasn't he was held captive in a prison in another prison .
Michael has an emotional bond with Sarah, Sarah will do anything to make sure he stays happy and stay out of prison she helps him throughout the escape. At some point in time Michael has to face t-bag to secure his family. Michael has faced many roads throughout the story and many of the obstacles he finds a way to overcome them. Michael refused to go back to Chicago until he finds

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