Many fairy-tales follow a specific path when being read. It starts with a call to adventure followed a road of trials, and the end goal, finished by the return to ordinary world and the bestowing of the gift. This path or 'structure' was created by Joseph Campbell and is called a mono-myth. This mono-myth is easily identifiable in many different sets of literature, legend and even religious texts (Paton). The mono-myth structure in fairy tales follow a set of classic sequenced actions that allows these tales to transform into a juvenile fantasy novels. In the novels The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum the mono-myth structure and transformation
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This can be with or without help from secondary characters. While Tom is a water-baby in Kingsley's novel he undergoes different dangers and challenges along the way. In this novel the challenges that Tom faces is in every chapter, one of the challenges he faces is with a character Mrs.Bedonebyasyoudid. This character does help Tom but he is unknowing throughout the times that the character is present. “And at that Tom was frightened, and crept under a stone; which made the two crabs who lived there very angry, and frightened their friend the butter-fish into flapping hysterics: but he would not move for them.” In Alice in Wonderland the hero Alice also goes through different challenges. Her challenges are not directly with help from characters but with interpretation you can see that certain characters influence her decisions along the way. In Chapter One through Three of the novel Alice makes her own decision on how to get through the door and escape the little room. Her influence from other characters begins in Chapter Five when Alice meets the Caterpillar she receives advice from him helping her on her adventure in Wonderland. The influence of other characters can also be interpreted after Alice meets the Cheshire Cat in Chapter six. Alice faces multiple trials and tribulations throughout the novel itself ending with her almost getting her head cut off by the queen, …show more content…
This gift can be in the form of riches, artifacts, a power or self-knowledge. In the case of The Water Babies, the hero Tom receives his gift in the form of knowledge. He learns about himself and his moral value. In Alice in Wonderland, Alice also receives her gift in the form of knowledge. She learns about herself although it is not directly stated by Alice. The knowledge she finds is how she will keep her “loving heart of her childhood.” Although this is not said by her, her sister realizes that this is knowledge that Alice will carry through out her life. In Baum's novel Peter Pan, the gift that Wendy receives her gift in knowledge. She doesn't receive an actual piece of knowledge more-so the idea that she needs to mature and grow up, something that she learns in Neverland while taking care of Peter. In The Wizard of Oz Dorothy's companions receive the gifts that they were looking for the entire time line. While Dorthy herself receives the gift of getting to go
This can be with or without help from secondary characters. While Tom is a water-baby in Kingsley's novel he undergoes different dangers and challenges along the way. In this novel the challenges that Tom faces is in every chapter, one of the challenges he faces is with a character Mrs.Bedonebyasyoudid. This character does help Tom but he is unknowing throughout the times that the character is present. “And at that Tom was frightened, and crept under a stone; which made the two crabs who lived there very angry, and frightened their friend the butter-fish into flapping hysterics: but he would not move for them.” In Alice in Wonderland the hero Alice also goes through different challenges. Her challenges are not directly with help from characters but with interpretation you can see that certain characters influence her decisions along the way. In Chapter One through Three of the novel Alice makes her own decision on how to get through the door and escape the little room. Her influence from other characters begins in Chapter Five when Alice meets the Caterpillar she receives advice from him helping her on her adventure in Wonderland. The influence of other characters can also be interpreted after Alice meets the Cheshire Cat in Chapter six. Alice faces multiple trials and tribulations throughout the novel itself ending with her almost getting her head cut off by the queen, …show more content…
This gift can be in the form of riches, artifacts, a power or self-knowledge. In the case of The Water Babies, the hero Tom receives his gift in the form of knowledge. He learns about himself and his moral value. In Alice in Wonderland, Alice also receives her gift in the form of knowledge. She learns about herself although it is not directly stated by Alice. The knowledge she finds is how she will keep her “loving heart of her childhood.” Although this is not said by her, her sister realizes that this is knowledge that Alice will carry through out her life. In Baum's novel Peter Pan, the gift that Wendy receives her gift in knowledge. She doesn't receive an actual piece of knowledge more-so the idea that she needs to mature and grow up, something that she learns in Neverland while taking care of Peter. In The Wizard of Oz Dorothy's companions receive the gifts that they were looking for the entire time line. While Dorthy herself receives the gift of getting to go