The Journey Within

more suitable than being a true hero. When one compares Santiago’s journey to the archetypal hero’s journey, Santiago is not considered a true hero because he did not have a clear call to adventure, a victory’s reward, or the result of restoring the world. Santiago’s beginning his journey is not a call to adventure but rather a choice to go on the journey, which demonstrates a lack of an element of the hero’s journey. The journey can be considered to begin with a call to adventure if Santiago…

influential work Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The book mainly includes the made-up journey and the philosophical speeches of Zarathustra. The journey starts when Zarathustra was in the age thirty, he left his home and went into the mountains. After his personal experiences in the mountains as a hermit, he wanted to return to humanity to spread the wisdom that he has attained. For many readers, Zarathustra’s journey is not an ordinary journey, Robert Guay writes in his work, Friedrich Nietzsche: A…

can be found between the two such as, going with your gut whether or not it works out, journey to find themselves as people, loosening parents grips on their lives, and the flim techniques used. When it comes down to which movie executed better, it is clear that “Dead Poets Society” was better at conveying its ideas than the movie “The Graduate”. In both the “Dead Poets Society” and “The Graduate” the boy’s journey to find themselves as people and discover who they really are. For example, in…

As much as the characters define the journey in Heart of Darkness, the journey definitely changes the characters. As Charlie Marlow adventures deeper into the Congo, the essence of his character and soul alter as the horror of the discoveries he makes shape him. Going into a region antithetical of their upbringing, the change in landscape and people cause a change in morals that draw the men towards the inability to discern right from wrong. Succumbing to the influence of greed and power, the…

Significant discoveries can be provocative and challenging that enables individuals to embark on a confronting journey to rediscover meaning, or a new aspect for the first time. A sense of curiosity and necessity is needed for a discovery to be transformative. An individual must first develop the ideology of being open-minded, strengthening an individual to overcome challenges, perceiving society, self and others differently. Michael Gow’s play Away explores the aspect of the necessity of…

Eudora Welty. By implementing certain things into the story that contributes to the journey of Old Phoenix, the reader is able to better comprehend and make sense of why Phoenix goes on her adventures. After reading, the reader will get to know the purpose of her trips, and the kind of character Old Phoenix is. There are many different obstacles Phoenix faces, and many objects within her trip that symbolize her journey of life. One of the main symbols in this story is the worn path itself. The…

known for connecting with children within literature and even the way he spoke was more perceivable to children in the mid 1800’s. As Carroll enjoyed and connected with the young minds of the youth he connected greatly with Alice Liddell, daughter of Henry George Liddell, Alice and Lewis spent most afternoons sitting around as Lewis told tales that formed in his mind to spark the young girl’s interest. Alice in Wonderland is a story illustrating the wonderful journey of Alice growing up into an…

astounding. However, subtle differences are present within. Such similarities in story structure, characterization, and conveyed messages connect James Fennimore Cooper’s “The Deerslayer” and Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path”.…

is a negative asset manager for life magazine. And he is on a journey, he is on the journey of life. In his journey he will pursue the woman of his “dreams”. Walter is also searching for a lost negative that has been miss placed and he will travel all around the world to find it, and on this journey he will find out who he truly is. In the film the audience is able to closely follow Walter through his journey of life and the journey of finding the missing negative. The negative that Walter is…

society. Siddhartha pursues an individual journey to enlightenment to find the universal meaning of the good life or Nirvana. Whereas, Antigone struggles in following state law’s versus following her own morals concerning the burial of her brother, Polyneices. Although the readings have similar aspects of the both characters valuing themselves more, there are differences between Siddhartha valuing his religious journey and Antigone valuing her noble journey while resisting in conforming to…