The Hero with a Thousand Faces

of Nestor’s sons onboard) elsewhere where they can be hosted better. This goes to further demonstrate the strong sense of hospitality the ancient Greeks showed one another. Menelaus implied that not welcoming these strangers would be spitting in the face of all the hospitality they’ve been like to have and furthermore that it could possibly bring them misfortune in the future. Not showing proper hospitality is an affront to the gods and proper manner to the Greeks. Quote #6: “’Stranger,’ he…

life and understand the books. Also, Paul thinks that he be standing there “as before a judge” (173). Since the purpose of a judge is to prosecute criminals, Paul feels like he is a criminal for what he has done in the war and does not feel like a hero like soldiers expected to after the war. This is further illustrated in the poem, “Dulce et Decorum Est”, when Owen says, “ To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est Pro patria mori” (Owen). When Owen says,…

This above all to thine own self be true is what polonious tells Laertes among other things as he embarks on a journey , in shakespeares hamlet .Be true to yourself is an adage that seems to have taken more relevance and importance in modern times .It maybe tattooed on someones arm or maybe be on an inspirational poster or even found in blogs. Being true to yourself is closely related to individualism. It means living the way we want to, believing in things we want to without bothering others.…

Success and failure are common encounters that many people face and it should not be a stopping point for one to continue to achieve a goal. While many American icons come face to face with this conflict, the end result is a person, an icon that has made a positive impact on their surroundings, which their struggles are often overlooked. Although they may hit a few bumps along the way, the end result of their achievement is what is left to be discussed all over the world. Jonas Salk is one of…

conditions and even for their lives. In the Nazi Germany thousands of people suddenly became a target, amongst them were jewish, homosexuals, communists and even people…

Throughout the course of time, the Old Testament story of David has found its way into the many hands of sculptors across the world. In their way, these artists depicted the body of David, shaping and sculpting him into a symbolic figure of their time. The bible 's story of David and Goliath was a notable symbol of the light overcoming the darkness that influenced numerous years of commissioned art in the city of Florence Italy. The real question is why were there so many sculpture…

The Heroine’s journey in literature and film is often about where the story spends its time and about where and how it ends. Joseph Campbell, author of, “The Hero with a Thousand Faces,”and arguably the greatest mythologist of time, recounts his own quest of his life-long exploration of the different mythical traditions, which he called “the one great story of mankind.” (xi) Compared to the Hero’s journey in films and books it usually ends with a moment of glory. Many movies do not show strong…

A jolt of recognition is often the response to a t-shirt emblazoned with the bearded face and black beret. Forty-five years after the death of Ernest “Che” Guevara, his portrait is the most reproduced image in the history of photography. The photo, entitled “Guerillero Heroic” was first published in 1967 and exploded as a symbol of revolution (Ziff). This explosive fame was what followed the rumored circumstance of his death. Guevara was known to reportedly be the most glamorized and successful…

In Virgil’s The Aeneid, the “hero”, Aeneas, is set with the task of founding Rome. He experiences many trials and tribulations in order to arrive in Latium, but upon his arrival, he and the Trojans are thrown into war against the Latians, resulting in a very long and tedious battle. During this encounter, the listener (or reader) meets both Pallas and Camilla, two minor characters that possess a fearlessness in battle that few would dream of having. These characters are the main subjects of Book…

War is an opportunity for oppressors to systematically oppress marginalized groups by establishing discriminatory social structures and constructs. This is especially apparent in Hitler’s campaign against Jewish people shortly before WWII. He believed that the intermixing of Aryans and Jews would taint the blood of the Aryan lineage, eventually leading to the destruction of the human race. Anti-Jewish prejudice achieved a nationwide scale, such as the Nuremberg Laws, which forbade those of…