The Hero’s Journey is a widely-used formula to understand protagonists and is the perpetual basis for most story arcs involving good vs. evil. The portrayal of the main character, as introduced, is that of an average joe. Someone that would otherwise be indiscernible in a crowd of extras. For example John Connor, Bilbo Baggins and Neo from the Matrix. The “commoner to hero” narrative is generally the basis for most hero beginnings given it creates a sense of relatability between the audience and character. The protagonists generally go through a transition where they meet a mentor and face several initial trials. Through the tests, they learn to master their skills and cross into a new world to confront the ultimate challenge, transforming
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The author, D.J. MacHale, introduces Bobby’s character as a middle school basketball star with a strong sense of commitment to teammates, for his friends Jake and Courtney, and for his family. The story begins when Bobby is called on by his Uncle Press, the night of an important semifinal game, to help him with an undisclosed task. At first refusing, given he had no grounds to base his decision on, young Pendragon trusts Press with anything granted he has been there for Bobby his entire …show more content…
While for Luke this stage didn’t occur until after he meets up with Han Solo and Chewbacca, Bobby Pendragon was reevaluating his decision when he was taken to an abandoned subway station by Uncle Press, preceded by a handful of superficial instructions that brought up the question of where exactly they were going and what they were doing. Arriving in downtown Manhattan in the middle of night, young Pendragon and his uncle encounter the story’s main protagonist while searching for Bobby’s passage to the place Press described as Denduron. The encounter regressed into a shootout between the antagonist and Press, who commanded Bobby run for the door. This confrontation progressed into Pendragon being chased by quig-dog creatures while his uncle had seemingly sacrificed himself so the scared fourteen-year-old could escape the
The author, D.J. MacHale, introduces Bobby’s character as a middle school basketball star with a strong sense of commitment to teammates, for his friends Jake and Courtney, and for his family. The story begins when Bobby is called on by his Uncle Press, the night of an important semifinal game, to help him with an undisclosed task. At first refusing, given he had no grounds to base his decision on, young Pendragon trusts Press with anything granted he has been there for Bobby his entire …show more content…
While for Luke this stage didn’t occur until after he meets up with Han Solo and Chewbacca, Bobby Pendragon was reevaluating his decision when he was taken to an abandoned subway station by Uncle Press, preceded by a handful of superficial instructions that brought up the question of where exactly they were going and what they were doing. Arriving in downtown Manhattan in the middle of night, young Pendragon and his uncle encounter the story’s main protagonist while searching for Bobby’s passage to the place Press described as Denduron. The encounter regressed into a shootout between the antagonist and Press, who commanded Bobby run for the door. This confrontation progressed into Pendragon being chased by quig-dog creatures while his uncle had seemingly sacrificed himself so the scared fourteen-year-old could escape the