Hero Journey: The Giver
Many of Joseph Campell’s principles from The Hero With a Thousand Faces are present in the novel, The Giver,
*Fits loosely with the phase or element from Campell’s theory.
Separation
Call To Adventure: Jonas is chosen as the Receiver, who collects all memories of the past world.
Crossing the First Threshold: Jonas has a “stirring,” which is the first feeling of attraction and sexuality that one feels when going through puberty. It is one of the few things that, at least initially, cannot be controlled in his world.
Refusal of the Call: Even though he enjoyed the very human feeling and would like to experience it again, he takes the “mandatory” pill that stops him from being able to.
Belly of the Whale*: This …show more content…
He discovers all about happiness, sadness, war and family, and that everything is not as perfect as it seems.
Meeting With the Goddess*: Technically, there is no one person that exposed Jonas to the totality of the good and evil of the world, but it is the culmination of all the memories he receives.
Atonement With the Father: The Giver himself acts as his guide throughout the story; he is aware that it is Jonas’s job to one day take on his role and is willing to support him however he can.
Apotheosis: He eventually discovers that being “released” is actually being killed through a lethal injection. He is horrified and it sparks him to leave his community, which is only way he can release the memories of emotions, love, and choices, which are the purposes of life and humanity, to his community, at the cost of never returning.
The Ultimate Boon: All the memories of the past world, which Jonas wants to give to his community so they realize how to truly live as individuals, and reap the most of the world around
Many of Joseph Campell’s principles from The Hero With a Thousand Faces are present in the novel, The Giver,
*Fits loosely with the phase or element from Campell’s theory.
Separation
Call To Adventure: Jonas is chosen as the Receiver, who collects all memories of the past world.
Crossing the First Threshold: Jonas has a “stirring,” which is the first feeling of attraction and sexuality that one feels when going through puberty. It is one of the few things that, at least initially, cannot be controlled in his world.
Refusal of the Call: Even though he enjoyed the very human feeling and would like to experience it again, he takes the “mandatory” pill that stops him from being able to.
Belly of the Whale*: This …show more content…
He discovers all about happiness, sadness, war and family, and that everything is not as perfect as it seems.
Meeting With the Goddess*: Technically, there is no one person that exposed Jonas to the totality of the good and evil of the world, but it is the culmination of all the memories he receives.
Atonement With the Father: The Giver himself acts as his guide throughout the story; he is aware that it is Jonas’s job to one day take on his role and is willing to support him however he can.
Apotheosis: He eventually discovers that being “released” is actually being killed through a lethal injection. He is horrified and it sparks him to leave his community, which is only way he can release the memories of emotions, love, and choices, which are the purposes of life and humanity, to his community, at the cost of never returning.
The Ultimate Boon: All the memories of the past world, which Jonas wants to give to his community so they realize how to truly live as individuals, and reap the most of the world around