The Journey Within

must endure this trial through a journey to a frontier. During this expedition through nature, they must utilize their intuition in order to overcome obstacles. Through this journey of self-discovery, one may learn universal truths about themselves, which can later be applied to their understanding of the world. In essence, an American Romantic Hero can be summed up as an individual who does not meet societal standards and must independently endure a taxing journey of self-discovery…

which is a twelve step process that is divided into four sections. This represents a continuous cycle that the character in the story must go through in order to complete their journey. King Arthur and Spiderman follow the cycle of the Heroes Journey by events in their lives made parallel to the cycle of the Heroes Journey. King Arthur and Spiderman, although from two different ends of the spectrum, are actually alike, both coming from epic tales of struggles and triumph. The Author of these…

months has passed and the time has finally arrived for me to apply my thoughts on paper and reflect on this amazing journey I have been privileged to embark on. A journey that has not just changed the way I apply my thoughts within the world of work but also within my personal life. I can honestly say that there are many mixed emotions attached in reflecting on the overall journey. Just thinking of some of the areas where I have been challenged in ways I have never been before, these include…

force of immortality. It’s not until the end of the poem that you find out the story is told within the speaker’s memories of afterlife, for the speaker has been dead for centuries. To analyze the poem even farther, it is important to learn more about the author and what might have influenced her to write this piece of work. Within this poem, death is personified to take the speaker on a journey from life to afterlife. Death is portrayed as a nice gentleman that transports the speaker to…

Within the opening lines of the first canto Dante writes “Midway upon the journey of our life/ I found myself within a forest dark,/ For the straightforward pathway had been lost” (Alighieri 1. 1-3). This passage shows that Dante is suffering a mid-life crisis and that he is searching for a spiritual answer to help him find himself within the dark forest. The third line referring to the straightforward pathway being lost…

experienced—the exploitation of Africa, the evil and terror within humanity, and Mr. Kurtz’s own depravity caused by his abuse of power. The continent of Africa during this story was being explored by Europeans and was being opened up for commercial use. At this point, Africa was considered a “No man’s land” and the Europeans were seen as brave for taking a journey up the river “snake” into the Congo, a region of…

Paulo Coelho, the protagonist Santiago is pushed by fate out of his comfort zone, to embark on his journey to find and fulfil his personal legend and experience “the marvels of the world” (32). His destiny is always controlled by fate, as all his decisions are influenced by fate in one way or another. Fate is the one thing that forces you into uncomfortable situations and bring about the potential of within one’s self. Similar to Santiago, fate forces me to take a certain…

if we “set out” for a spiritual journey “Laistrygonians,…

its magical properties were revealed, “the body which is bound within this green belt, as long as it is buckled robustly about him, will be safe against anyone who seeks to strike him” (Armitage 1956), did Gawain accept the token. Gawain accepted this for fear of his own life. He hoped the girdle would serve as his chance of survival against the Green Knight. A knight is to…

to Isaac Luria’s ideas about God and Creation. We can compare several of the events within the novel to the definition and description of Tzimtzum. In doing so, we find that…