The hero’s journey is a formula for the logical path a hero takes to accomplish a specific goal. It includes stages, which mark the hero's progression through what they know and don't know. It is used for all story arcs. The journey is literal or mental, and in the end, the hero changes (Volger). In the Odyssey, Odysseus goes through his own hero’s journey as he faces challenges on his way home. He changed through his experiences and interactions with other people. The hero’s journey is usually associated with myths and fairy tales, but it happens in real life too. Anytime someone experiences mental growth, they are passing through their own hero's journey. Like all heroes, every hero's journey is different. What follows is mine.
Everything came easily to me. All my life, I have excelled without effort and handed anything I could not. Growing up, I aced every test without studying, I was given rewards for things I had no control over …show more content…
Walking into the studio for the first time, I looked around and saw about a dozen other girls, all a foot shorter than me. The walls were sterile white with a few short mirrors in the front. The only thing mildly interesting was the window that peered down onto the parking lot. Tracina hated it, and quit soon after she began. I stuck with it, but I was merely mediocre. Over the next few years, I would run to class, frazzled and panting, hair half up, to spend the entirety of it staring at the clock, waiting to get home in time for dinner. The school moved people up to the next level every year, so I had no motive to get better at Ballet. Don't get me wrong, I loved how controlled and structured ballet could be. How it takes extremely complex movements and makes them look simple and elegant. I just hated the environment I had to be in to do it. After about 2 years of disliking the teachers and getting back late every night, I wanted to quit. And so I
Everything came easily to me. All my life, I have excelled without effort and handed anything I could not. Growing up, I aced every test without studying, I was given rewards for things I had no control over …show more content…
Walking into the studio for the first time, I looked around and saw about a dozen other girls, all a foot shorter than me. The walls were sterile white with a few short mirrors in the front. The only thing mildly interesting was the window that peered down onto the parking lot. Tracina hated it, and quit soon after she began. I stuck with it, but I was merely mediocre. Over the next few years, I would run to class, frazzled and panting, hair half up, to spend the entirety of it staring at the clock, waiting to get home in time for dinner. The school moved people up to the next level every year, so I had no motive to get better at Ballet. Don't get me wrong, I loved how controlled and structured ballet could be. How it takes extremely complex movements and makes them look simple and elegant. I just hated the environment I had to be in to do it. After about 2 years of disliking the teachers and getting back late every night, I wanted to quit. And so I