A Hero’s Journey, by Joseph Campbell, is a guide that provides information/elements needed for creating a heroic character. One of the adventurous stories is The Odyssey, woven orally by a Greek poet named Homer. Homer unfolds, with the help of the Muse, Odysseus risking he and his men on a journey to get back home. Also, for Odysseus to save his wife from the suitors bribing her. Another action and an adventurous story is a movie, O Brother, Where Art Thou? which was produced by the Coen brothers. The Coen brothers portray a similar situation to The Odyssey, where Ulysses and his friends fought their way to get Ulysses’s wife back. That’s when the elements of the Hero’s Journey appear in both O Brother, Where Art Thou? and The Odyssey are tests, allies, and enemies; reward; and the threshold crossing or resurrection.
Firstly, one of the tests, allies, and enemies in both stories are the Sirens. The enemies of this stage are the ones who are against the main characters In O Brother, there was singing women at the lake, just like the Sirens from The Odyssey. The singing women are known to be the enemies in this element because they were luring the trio to put them back in prison. In contrast, Ulysses and his friends were all lured by them, instead of trying to ignore …show more content…
both have elements that appear in the Hero’s Journey, such as tests, allies, and enemies; reward; and the threshold crossing or resurrection. The Sirens in both stories are the enemies of tests, allies, and enemies because they’re against the main characters. The reward is getting their wives back, after surviving their dangerous journies. Finally, the threshold crossing is the main characters both granted, who returned to their ordinary life along with new insights they’ve learned or discovered. Following the Hero’s Journey guidelines are the things needed for developing a hero, and these two stories were following these guidelines
Firstly, one of the tests, allies, and enemies in both stories are the Sirens. The enemies of this stage are the ones who are against the main characters In O Brother, there was singing women at the lake, just like the Sirens from The Odyssey. The singing women are known to be the enemies in this element because they were luring the trio to put them back in prison. In contrast, Ulysses and his friends were all lured by them, instead of trying to ignore …show more content…
both have elements that appear in the Hero’s Journey, such as tests, allies, and enemies; reward; and the threshold crossing or resurrection. The Sirens in both stories are the enemies of tests, allies, and enemies because they’re against the main characters. The reward is getting their wives back, after surviving their dangerous journies. Finally, the threshold crossing is the main characters both granted, who returned to their ordinary life along with new insights they’ve learned or discovered. Following the Hero’s Journey guidelines are the things needed for developing a hero, and these two stories were following these guidelines