A Hero’s Journey
A Hero’s Journey or monomyth is the structure of a story following a character on a journey or quest. The three most significant character development steps are, Crossing the Threshold, Resurrection and Atonement. These three steps will be shown through the movies; ‘Percy Jackson – The Lighting Thief’ and ‘Shrek’.
The most significant step for character development is Crossing the Threshold which is defined as the step where the character crosses from the old world to the new. Crossing the Threshold usually happens with a test or challenge for the main character, who are new and afraid for the task upon them. This first challenge is when they learn what their strengths are and build confidence for the rest of the journey. …show more content…
After he kills a monster Percy, passes out and falls through a force field crossing into his new world, in turn Crossing the Threshold. When he wakes, Percy recalls the event as ‘some crazy dream’ repeatedly saying ‘no, no, no’. The shock in his voice and the look on his face shows that he understands his past relaying a lot of information to realise the whole picture. He significantly develops a sense power and new change to his life, from Crossing the Threshold. In ‘Shrek’, the first movie, Shrek’s Crossing the Threshold moment was when he entered Lord Farquaad’s Kingdom, Duloc. He had only ever been at his swamp or the surrounding forest so entering Duloc was very different, Shrek watched the information video and his facial expression dropped as the rules there were so different to his. He repeatedly says ‘no’ and left the situation to avoid even more torment from …show more content…
The character in atonement makes emends with past enemies and fully reconciles their actions. In ‘Percy Jackson – The Lighting Thief’ Percy went through Resurrection when talking to his father, Poseidon, for the first time. He explained to Percy that he ‘wanted to be there for him’ but ‘Zeus passed the law preventing gods to ever be in contact with their children’. Percy can be seen realising, from his reaction to these words, that the grudge he held against his father was pointless because it was out of Poseidon’s control. A wave of understanding and pain went through Percy’s body and he finally understood the truth which made up the other half of his life. In ‘Shrek’, Shrek goes through Resurrection when he realises, from Donkey, that he and Fiona are made for each. He asks Donkey ‘well what did she say about me’ it is through his sincerity in his voice and body language when saying the phrase that Shrek wants the relationship to happen and is curious as to why the princess didn’t tell him. He grows empathy and hope in the Resurrection step and becomes more developed in the story because of that. When character’s look back on the past and really think about it, they let out a lot of emotion and see what they have become therefore Resurrection is the second most significant step in
A Hero’s Journey or monomyth is the structure of a story following a character on a journey or quest. The three most significant character development steps are, Crossing the Threshold, Resurrection and Atonement. These three steps will be shown through the movies; ‘Percy Jackson – The Lighting Thief’ and ‘Shrek’.
The most significant step for character development is Crossing the Threshold which is defined as the step where the character crosses from the old world to the new. Crossing the Threshold usually happens with a test or challenge for the main character, who are new and afraid for the task upon them. This first challenge is when they learn what their strengths are and build confidence for the rest of the journey. …show more content…
After he kills a monster Percy, passes out and falls through a force field crossing into his new world, in turn Crossing the Threshold. When he wakes, Percy recalls the event as ‘some crazy dream’ repeatedly saying ‘no, no, no’. The shock in his voice and the look on his face shows that he understands his past relaying a lot of information to realise the whole picture. He significantly develops a sense power and new change to his life, from Crossing the Threshold. In ‘Shrek’, the first movie, Shrek’s Crossing the Threshold moment was when he entered Lord Farquaad’s Kingdom, Duloc. He had only ever been at his swamp or the surrounding forest so entering Duloc was very different, Shrek watched the information video and his facial expression dropped as the rules there were so different to his. He repeatedly says ‘no’ and left the situation to avoid even more torment from …show more content…
The character in atonement makes emends with past enemies and fully reconciles their actions. In ‘Percy Jackson – The Lighting Thief’ Percy went through Resurrection when talking to his father, Poseidon, for the first time. He explained to Percy that he ‘wanted to be there for him’ but ‘Zeus passed the law preventing gods to ever be in contact with their children’. Percy can be seen realising, from his reaction to these words, that the grudge he held against his father was pointless because it was out of Poseidon’s control. A wave of understanding and pain went through Percy’s body and he finally understood the truth which made up the other half of his life. In ‘Shrek’, Shrek goes through Resurrection when he realises, from Donkey, that he and Fiona are made for each. He asks Donkey ‘well what did she say about me’ it is through his sincerity in his voice and body language when saying the phrase that Shrek wants the relationship to happen and is curious as to why the princess didn’t tell him. He grows empathy and hope in the Resurrection step and becomes more developed in the story because of that. When character’s look back on the past and really think about it, they let out a lot of emotion and see what they have become therefore Resurrection is the second most significant step in