Josie Channel Mr. Wilcoxon English Composition I November 4‚ 2014 The Hero’s Journey There are many steps of “The Hero’s Journey”. The first step of The Hero’s Journey is the ‘Ordinary World’. The ‘Ordinary World’ allow us to get to know the Hero and identify with him before the Journey begins. This step refers to the hero ’s normal life at the start of the story. Next‚ is the ‘Call to Adventure’ and the hero is faced with something that makes him start his adventure. This might be a problem or
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Archetypal Heroes Batman Bruce Wayne‚ also known as Batman The World’s Greatest Detective or The Dark Knight‚ is best described as an archetypal hero. Batman‚ the common favorite of comic book nerds‚ depicts many of the characteristics of an archetypal hero. Unusual circumstances of birth; sometimes in danger or born into royalty: Bruce Wayne was born to Thomas and Martha Wayne‚ Thomas being the owner and founder of Wayne Enterprises. Thus Bruce was born into a rather large sum of money. When
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that the heroes are good and the villains are evil. Although the batman is portrayed as a hero many of people would see him as a villain just as the joker‚ even though the joker is the antagonist the joker and batman walk in the same shoes but decided to be on different sides. by this I mean the joker kills for pleasure but batman also kills for revenge which is still wrong although Batman uses this for a reason to be called a hero and continue to do so the Joker although being twisted in the mind
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A Person‚ A Hero‚ A Life The movie Batman Begins‚ is about a hero named Batman‚ who saves Gotham City from The League of Shadows as they try to poison the city with a gas that causes panic. Batman‚ is a popular hero in todays culture‚ as he fights crime and saves people’s lives. Although this is a good example of a hero‚ this is not the only way a hero should be viewed. A hero doesn’t just save people’s lives‚ a hero can also be someone who touches someone’s life‚ and inspires them by their actions
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Throughout history‚ there have been many superheroes‚ but Batman stands above all others. Batman‚ whose real name is Bruce Wayne‚ is the CEO of a billion dollar company by day and a superhero at night. Bruce Wayne could easily just sit back and waste his wealth on anything. Instead‚ he chooses to give his life to beating criminals who threaten Gotham City. Batman may seem invincible‚ but Bruce Wayne is human. He doesn’t have the power of invulnerability. He can be hurt and killed. He relies on his
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Batman all started with his bat phobia stemming from a childhood accident. He picks his own most-feared creature and turns it on his enemies; eventually he would make himself stronger by facing his fears. Batman maiden name was Bruce Wayne. Witnessing the murder of his mother and father as a child lead to him training his self to fight crime. Bruce decided to become Batman at the age of 25‚ and soon after that came the first Robin who name is Dick. Dick was only 12 years old. Bruce took Dick under
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superhero that I would like to change places with for a day is Batman. We all love to cheer for our heroes but at the same time we’re really intrigued by the villains. There’s just something about them that captures our interests ‚ even more so then the heroes. Batman has the personality of a villain but the heart of a hero‚ so he’s the best of both worlds. It’s a way for us to have a mythic cake but eat I too. That’s what makes batman such an interesting character ‚ he looks‚walks‚talks and acts
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BATMAN BEGINS Last month I just borrowed an old movie named Batman Begins. It’s not very old‚ though it was released in 2002. As the others movie I have ever watched‚ it contains Hero‚ Mentor‚ and Shadow. These three characters are always related to the other. Generally‚ action movie tells about Hero’s Journey. In the movie “Batman Begins”‚ the Hero decided to become poor people and he travels to Special World to fight for justice and righteousness. According to Joseph Campbell‚ Hero’s Journey
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movies abroad which he named‚ the Hero’s Journey. This was a pattern Campbell saw that most plots followed. The pattern consisted of the main protagonist originally living in the ordinary world‚ going into the abyss‚ experiencing rebirth and transformation‚ eventually returning to their normal world. You can see the stages of the ordinary world‚ the call to adventure‚ and the trials all in the movie The Dark Knight. In the beginning of The Dark Knight‚ Batman can be seen in the first stage‚ the ordinary
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Western Civilization 1/22/2012 Hero Cycle Essay-Batman Begins Joseph Campbell detailed his 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
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