Hero's Journey

The Hero's Journey

World of Ideas Short Essay 1

10/7/14

From The Hero’s Journey by Jason Campbell, a hero is someone who gives his or her life for something that is bigger than oneself or other than oneself. A hero can start as early as a child in the womb of a mother. It is being created into life and fighting to become a person. It will come to life and meet people who have been in this world for a while that will teach it the ways of life. Later the hero will overcome obstacles and change the way he lives forever. Pieces of people die off from obstacles they face and overcome. We can all relate to hero’s in the movies when they are defeating the evil forces they are fighting against, because we are just like them overcoming obstacles and stereotypes from the world in our everyday life. We are all tested at least once in our life; we are all on a hero’s journey.

Some turning points in the hero’s were at the moments of Crossing the Threshold, The Ordeal, and The Resurrection. When the hero crosses the threshold, it leaves behind the fear it once had and commits to the person it wants to become. They know what challenges lie ahead of them and are ready to face them with confidence. The next big moment in the hero’s life is the Ordeal. This is the moment that changes the person’s perceptions, beliefs, values and complete ideals, as the person is faced with their biggest change in life thus far. This is the moment that changes the hero from who he was to who he is forever. The last turning point for the hero is definitely the Resurrection. This is the biggest moment of the hero’s life, he finally resolves the conflict that he was confronting and makes the change with one more sacrifice to himself. Everything is resolved now and the hero heads back to his ordinary life completely changed from the person he started the journey as. I think everyone can relate to this because we are constantly evolving and changing and are never the same person we once were....