“A hero is someone who had given his or her life to something bigger than oneself” - Joseph Campbell (bigthink.com). In other words it means you do something that changes someone else's life positively. Within these heroes there is sometimes a Heroic Journey. The Heroic Journey is the basic path a hero takes to become a hero. Recently I read The Hobbit and watched the film Moana. These two stories have a hero who goes on a Heroic Journey. The Hobbit when compared to Moana has a better/stronger Heroic Journey. This can be seen by analyzing the departure, initiation, and return of the Heroic Journey. Moana and The Hobbit both have very strong departures, but they do have some differences. There are a total of 6 steps found in the departure:
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The first step found in The Hobbit is the road of trials. Bilbo goes through many difficult tasks like fighting spiders in mirkwood. Bilbo used his his sword and stones to fight them. “The next stone went whizzing through a big web, snapping its cords, and taking off the spider sitting in the middle of it” (Tolkien 158). The second step in The Hobbit is the ultimate boon. The ultimate boon in The Hobbit is the Arkenstone. The Arkenstone is Bilbo's solution to preventing the war. He also gives it away for their own good. The third step of the initiation in The Hobbit is the atonement with the father. In the end, Bilbo goes to speak with Thorin right before he dies. At this moment, Thorin says some words on how well he was throughout the journey. They also loved and hated each other at times. The fourth step found in The Hobbit is the apotheosis. Bilbo hangs around in places like Rivendell and Beorn’s house as periods of rest before returning home. Bilbo was happy to go home and he was invited back anytime. The Hobbit has much detail in its initiation, but has a few parts missing. Even though Moana has more parts to the initiation, The Hobbit has way more detail. I think they are pretty similar in strength when compared to the
The first step found in The Hobbit is the road of trials. Bilbo goes through many difficult tasks like fighting spiders in mirkwood. Bilbo used his his sword and stones to fight them. “The next stone went whizzing through a big web, snapping its cords, and taking off the spider sitting in the middle of it” (Tolkien 158). The second step in The Hobbit is the ultimate boon. The ultimate boon in The Hobbit is the Arkenstone. The Arkenstone is Bilbo's solution to preventing the war. He also gives it away for their own good. The third step of the initiation in The Hobbit is the atonement with the father. In the end, Bilbo goes to speak with Thorin right before he dies. At this moment, Thorin says some words on how well he was throughout the journey. They also loved and hated each other at times. The fourth step found in The Hobbit is the apotheosis. Bilbo hangs around in places like Rivendell and Beorn’s house as periods of rest before returning home. Bilbo was happy to go home and he was invited back anytime. The Hobbit has much detail in its initiation, but has a few parts missing. Even though Moana has more parts to the initiation, The Hobbit has way more detail. I think they are pretty similar in strength when compared to the