The Journey Within

worlds in which they are surrounded by. The anthology of the poems, Journey the North Coast, The Meatworks and North Coast Town all provoke an idea of discovery through a form of transformation of a persona. Journey the North Coast illustrates the journey of a man who sets on-board a train along NSW’s North Coast to relive…

the darkness of ones skin, and most importantly the darkness of ones soul.. Conrad tells the tale of not only colonialism in Africa during 1890s, but how a journey deep into the jungle can ultimately bring out the potential “darkness” within anyones soul. The story itself centers around a man by the name of Marlow, who undertakes a journey up the Congo River to meet and bring back a mysterious, but ill man named Kurtz. As Marlow travels up the Congo to reach Kurtz, he encounters the widespread…

follows many steps of the "Hero 's Journey," a format used by authors for centuries, that allows the…

Companions are the people that can help the hero through various tasks such as fighting in battle, learning a lesson, or achieving a particular goal during the journey. The companions, like the supernatural aid and talisman, are helpful to the hero in assisting the hero in accomplishing his goals and therefore having his journey be successful. With this in mind, the companions of Billy Jack are the school students, Jean who provides him with advice, Cole who supported Jean and protected the…

they don’t like anyone else to see, a side that’s not very likeable by others, so it’s hidden. “Young Goodman Brown”, shows that everyone has the potential for evil within. “Young Goodman Brown” written by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story that uses ambiguous symbolism and provocative imagery to reveal the dark side all people have within. Young Goodman Brown, never thought for a second that anyone he knew had an evil, or dark side. He always thought of his wife as a “blessed angel on earth”…

Journeys involve multifaceted experiences that enable progression by instigating reflective insight into the traveller’s perception of relationships and outlook of the surrounding world. Arrays of alternative paths along physical expeditions are symbiotic with introspection, resulting in the reassessment of relationships where choices influence the direction travelled. Journeys are essential to escape perilous conditions and overcoming obstacles enables individuals to flourish in new…

The quest theme has been apparent in literature throughout societies and time periods as an enduring concept that allows for widespread uses. In William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, the Bundren family embarks on a physical journey that places them within the confines of an absurd existence. Their quest, one that subjugates them to the trials and tribulations that would weather the toughest stones, is trekked for a mutual goal of each family member: to bury their dead matriarch, Addie. In forcing…

respectively, illustrate protagonists on journeys to fulfill their own desires. Utilizing the literary devices setting and guilt, Hawthorne and Poe create stories where a protagonist completes a journey that eventually leads to the realization of humanity within oneself is crucial to one 's life. The mood and tone throughout…

good to have an end to journey toward, and in the end the experiences within the journey itself are equally as important, as such ventures can induce some form of self-transformation. Journeys, Year 11 students, are amongst the very few things in life that is completely unavoidable. Every single person in this room has embarked on a journey, whether it be a journey to senior schooling, or even a journey to self-discovery; everyone has at least once experienced the impacts journeys may…

The journey can mean a multitude of different things such as a physical journey or intellectual journey with it having a distinguishable beginning and end. The concept of the journey can be explored many different way as can be seen through the discussed texts of into the wild, William street and the night ride. The Into the wild movie, and the two poems William street along with night ride have a very different way of displaying the concept of the journey. although all three texts explore this…