Call to Adventure
Leonard Howell’s call to adventure began when he witnessed a murder as a young boy and was sent to the United States by his father in an attempt to protect him. Howell spent most of his adult years traveling all over the world while working on boats. Later he would join Marcus Garvey’s organization UNIA to help his fellow black people who …show more content…
Howell was arrested and charged with sedition but like other heroes, this did not deter Howell from his mission and his followers did not give up hope in him. While Howell was behind bars his ideology grew into something that would become a part of a Jamaican culture and identity. Rastafari gain, even more, popularity and Howell received continuous support. The prison was the threshold that Howell had to cross like many heroes before him, and Babylon was the monster that Howell needed to slay. After being released from prison Howell created his own village which he called The Pinnacle. He had made it through his first threshold but there would be much more to come but Howell was aware of the trials he would have to face in order to get to the future he