Introduction: “The Hero’s Journey” by Joseph Campbell outlines the major steps or patterns that many characters in books and movies follow. The journey can be broken down into three categories and many other subcategories. The hero begins with the step known as Departure. They begin as an ordinary person but are called to action and that leads them into the unknown. The hero then answers the call, and goes forward to transform into this new world of unknown. The second step is known as Initiation. Here the hero faces a series of tests or tasks that they must complete. If they survive, the hero usually receives a great gift. The third step then is called the Return. The hero must decide to return and the hero usually faces challenges on their
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In Siddhartha this first stage is split into three steps. The Call to Adventure is the first step and it is when the hero, Siddhartha, is introduced to the people and begins in an ordinary situation. In the beginning of the novel Siddhartha is introduced as the son of a Brahmin, making him fairly wealthy and also fairly spiritual. His everyday life was no longer enough for him. Siddhartha wanted more than just the consistent meditation and this is what stirs a call for adventure. The quote, “ Siddhartha had begun to feel the seeds of discontent within him,” proves that he is not going to be staying in this mundane situation (Hesse 8). The second step that Siddhartha follows is The Crossing of the First Threshold. This step is the point in the hero’s life where they leave the world that they know behind and take the first steps out of their ordinary and familiar life in order to start their journey. Siddhartha takes this first step into a new world and a new society when he chooses to leave his family, all of his possessions, and his life as a Brahmin’s son behind in order to join the Samanas. Siddhartha chooses to wait for his father’s permission to leave, but ultimately he had already made his choice and he was going to join the Samanas as an escape from the ordinary life he was leading because he was in search of something greater than that spiritually. The third step in this stage is the Belly of
In Siddhartha this first stage is split into three steps. The Call to Adventure is the first step and it is when the hero, Siddhartha, is introduced to the people and begins in an ordinary situation. In the beginning of the novel Siddhartha is introduced as the son of a Brahmin, making him fairly wealthy and also fairly spiritual. His everyday life was no longer enough for him. Siddhartha wanted more than just the consistent meditation and this is what stirs a call for adventure. The quote, “ Siddhartha had begun to feel the seeds of discontent within him,” proves that he is not going to be staying in this mundane situation (Hesse 8). The second step that Siddhartha follows is The Crossing of the First Threshold. This step is the point in the hero’s life where they leave the world that they know behind and take the first steps out of their ordinary and familiar life in order to start their journey. Siddhartha takes this first step into a new world and a new society when he chooses to leave his family, all of his possessions, and his life as a Brahmin’s son behind in order to join the Samanas. Siddhartha chooses to wait for his father’s permission to leave, but ultimately he had already made his choice and he was going to join the Samanas as an escape from the ordinary life he was leading because he was in search of something greater than that spiritually. The third step in this stage is the Belly of