The Journey Continues

boy, from Swindon, Christopher Boone, out of the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Their journeys seem very different and are different in some ways, but they both contain common threads that make them also very similar. Most of the hero’s stories have a common pattern which is also known as “The Monomyth.” An archetype was created that states that a hero’s journey starts with departure, then the initiation stage, which then goes on to the hero returning. Each stage has…

As Homer’s Odysseus continues along his hero's journey in The Odyssey, he goes on the hunt for Ithaca passing into the belly of the beast, engaging on the dark road of trials testing the hero’s strength, wit, and courage, challenging their faith and will to persevere in such times of despair. Razing Troy to the ground, Odysseus returns his attention back to Ithaca. While on the hunt for Ithaca, supplies, and for what is truly important in life, he find himself tangled up in a dispute between the…

Throughout the works of literature read thus far, the concept of the quest comes to mind. This idea of searching for a greater good best describes the character’s journey we’ve learned about. Being that a quest can be described as a tedious search for something, it is generally viewed to be for some significant outcome, that benefits the fulfillment of the quester. During prehistoric events, this notion of fulfillment was based off of furthering mental, physical, and spiritual knowledge. For…

Huckleberry Finn's Formative Journey The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, revolves around the protagonist, Huckleberry Finn, as he travels with his former slave by the name of Jim across 1830s America in search of Cairo. As the story progresses, one can see how the characters that Huck interacts with over the course of his journey contribute to his moral and psychological development. Without people of authority telling Huck the difference between right and wrong, he is…

As I watch the students improve, I see their eagerness to continue learning and I see their joy when they understand and learn a new skill. When they complete something or improve on something they have been working on, I see their joy, and it brings me joy. Seeing these in the students brings me back to the school every Tuesday and Thursday to teach. It’s what keeps me teaching. Their eagerness is what…

THESIS: While many trips are still being made all over the world through tourism and spiritual journey, the whole idea of tourism is corrupt. Hakim Bey in "Overcoming Tourism," accuses tourism of causing suffering instead of peace and unity. He expresses that tourism should be overthrown and given a different name since it causes many troubles with indigenous people in indigenous societies. When Bey tells us we are still living in the 19th century, he means we are in the mindset of the 1800s…

The last type of archetype is archetypal journey. This archetype is used to picture the hero’s type of quest. The most evident archetypal journey used in anime are Warriors journey to save the people and Quest to rid the land of danger. In Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Kira with his allies fought against Lord Djibril’s to save the world for possible destruction. Second is Code Geass, where Lelouch wanted to overthrow the government to expunge the gap and have equality between people. Next is…

The allocated passage (2 Thessalonians 3:1-16) was known to have been written by Saint Paul near the end of his second missionary journey from Corinth. Saint Paul wrote many letters that can be found in the Bible. Paul was a well-educated, leading Jew who participated in destroying the Christian church and execution of Stephen, know to be the first martyr recorded in Act 7:55-8: 4. It is believed that on his way to Damascus to imprison more Christians, he saw the Lord and began a revelation in…

An epic hero is defined as a leader who travels a vast journey for a noble cause. An epic hero usually has traits valued by his society and seems god-like. Although epic hero is god-like, they are still like other men and have human weaknesses. They also face supernatural foes or receive supernatural help. Homer’s epic poem is about Odysseus’ twenty year journey to return back to Ithaca after the trojan war. While Odysseus is facing multiple obstacles throughout his struggle to return, his…

The Odyssey is a Homeric epic poem which is written about the war veteran, Odysseus and his journey as he returns home from the war between the Trojans and the Greeks and follows the Iliad. The namesake of the Odyssey, Odysseus is a beloved soldier of Athena and is known for his intelligence. A quality that may be deemed as part of his intelligence, his cunningness, is brought to the spotlight in Book VI when he lands on the shores of Scheria and comes across Alcinous’ daughter, Nausicaa. By…