The Hero With A Thousand Faces Character Analysis
Every single book ever written is the exact same story with a different combination of twenty-six letters. That is what Joseph Campbell claims in his story The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Every successful movie ever made uses this format, including the works of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Francis Coppola. Campbell proves to us that the world’s myths are basically the same story told in different variations. In the beginning of a story, the setting and main character, or hero, is introduced to the audience. The story may take place in a castle, a garbage can, or pluto, and the hero can be a dog or lizard, but every story must have these too. At one point, the hero is entered into some conflict, and is encouraged to leave to go on an
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By this point the hero should have met some people on the way to help him get through his journey, and help the hero overcome his first major challenge. Near the end of the story, the hero reaches his final destination, whether it is a castle filled with lava or atlantis, and he must enter to retrieve his treasure. At his final battle, the audience is on there toes in anticipation. This is where the hero get beat hard, but wins in the end. After the fight, the hero takes what he came there for, whether it is money or a sword. The hero then has to make his way all the way back to wherever he started from, and may be given a curse from their treasure. The hero then reflects on what happened to him, and becomes a new person after facing death on multiple occasions. The hero finally returns to the ordinary world with the treasure and is a new man of status in his city. The story can be taken out of order, it can have some parts removed, or added, but it is all the same story. The stages are just an outline, or skeleton figure of story, where adding more parts makes the story come to life. The story will always be used and will continue to be used, but will always be used in a unique way that no one has thought of before. The hero’s expedition usually changes based on the era, like The Avengers saving New York
By this point the hero should have met some people on the way to help him get through his journey, and help the hero overcome his first major challenge. Near the end of the story, the hero reaches his final destination, whether it is a castle filled with lava or atlantis, and he must enter to retrieve his treasure. At his final battle, the audience is on there toes in anticipation. This is where the hero get beat hard, but wins in the end. After the fight, the hero takes what he came there for, whether it is money or a sword. The hero then has to make his way all the way back to wherever he started from, and may be given a curse from their treasure. The hero then reflects on what happened to him, and becomes a new person after facing death on multiple occasions. The hero finally returns to the ordinary world with the treasure and is a new man of status in his city. The story can be taken out of order, it can have some parts removed, or added, but it is all the same story. The stages are just an outline, or skeleton figure of story, where adding more parts makes the story come to life. The story will always be used and will continue to be used, but will always be used in a unique way that no one has thought of before. The hero’s expedition usually changes based on the era, like The Avengers saving New York