During the beginning of the hero 's journey, he needs to pass a threshold in order to enter the new realm. This new world is new and completely different from what the hero is used to encountering. The threshold can be a physical barriar that the hero needs to cross or the threshold can be symbolic. Billy Jack crosses a spiritual threshold when he takes part in the snake ceremony. Also, when he goes into town he leaves the comfort of the reservation and enters the danger of the town which also symbolizes a threshold being crossed. The acceptance of going into jail represents a cross due to Jack normally being in charge and is the strength of the community in the reservation and going to the jail puts him in the position where he looses the control and authority that he had in the reservation. To further emphasize crossing the threshold, when the father stands up to the two men in the bathroom he gains the emotional energy to go outside and go to the realm of the
During the beginning of the hero 's journey, he needs to pass a threshold in order to enter the new realm. This new world is new and completely different from what the hero is used to encountering. The threshold can be a physical barriar that the hero needs to cross or the threshold can be symbolic. Billy Jack crosses a spiritual threshold when he takes part in the snake ceremony. Also, when he goes into town he leaves the comfort of the reservation and enters the danger of the town which also symbolizes a threshold being crossed. The acceptance of going into jail represents a cross due to Jack normally being in charge and is the strength of the community in the reservation and going to the jail puts him in the position where he looses the control and authority that he had in the reservation. To further emphasize crossing the threshold, when the father stands up to the two men in the bathroom he gains the emotional energy to go outside and go to the realm of the