Attack Of The Mammoth Analysis

Attack of the Mammoth Response
The hero in this story is the boy, even though the boy is not the main character in the story he still exhibits the traits of the hero. He fights for good by killing the mammoth and he has otherworldly help in the form of his magical arrows and trousers. He also exhibits humility, in the story he doesn’t speak one word about how he had these magical powers, there was no mention of his capabilities and was purposely avoided by the rest of the villagers, and yet when he was needed he rose and defeated the evil. The main difference between the indigenous hero and the classical heroes are the fact that the classical heroes are perfect, everyone hails them and most of them represent the ideal human being. But in the indigenous myth, the boy wasn’t a leader of the village, he was purposely avoided and at first glance, he wouldn’t be the kind of guy you would expect to save the village. The 12 main symbols of the hero’s journey are the ordinary world, the call to adventure, refusal of the call, meeting the mentor, crossing the threshold, tests allies and enemies, approach, ordeal death and rebirth, …show more content…
The ordinary world would be the start of the story when the mother and her husband are introduced to us and nothing is out of place. The call to action would be when the mother first encountered the mammoth and the family is forced to deviate from their normal life. The refusal to the call would be the moment the mammoth stormed into the family’s tent. The ordeal would be the moment the mammoth was approaching the village. Finally, the return would be the moment the shaman killed the mammoth and everyone could return to their normal lives. The main difference between the way the aboriginal myth is told and other classical myths are that the more classical myths have a more linear story. The main character is usually always the hero and there is rarely a case where the story would have a secondary character that