In the realm of literature, various works are associated with Christopher Vogler and Joseph Campbell’s concept of the hero’s journey. According to Campbell, a hero’s journey commences when a character departs his home, also known as his ordinary world, to navigate to an obscure world. Campbell is acknowledged to be the founder of the hero’s […]
When you think of the word “hero”, what comes to mind? Possibly someone in bright tights, and cape that leads a double life fighting crime? Well, that is not how the Greeks thought of a hero. Their idea of a hero was someone with honorable characteristics who protected and defended the beliefs of the people. […]
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Order nowOdysseus is an ancient Grecian hero who fought in the Trojan War. After the war ends, he goes on a lengthy twenty-year journey that keeps him from returning to his home, Ithaca. His adventures are transcribed into The Odyssey, an epic poem written by Homer during the eight century. In The Odyssey, Odysseus follows a […]
Going on majestic quests, fighting monsters, gaining honor and achieving victory-these are all qualities of some of the most popular stories found throughout time. This is commonly referred to as a hero’s journey. Throughout Chivalric literature, the hero’s journey is one of the most prominent tropes found in the stories. One such story features the […]
If the events of the movie or comic book involving Deadpool are taken for surface value, one may think that Deadpool is a villain, or at most, an anti-hero. If you analyze his origin story, one may very quickly realize that every single event that occurs in his origin story is a step in the […]
There are certain literary works that throughout time have influenced how modern day stories are being told and written. When you think of iconic literary pieces one always comes to mind, The Odyssey by Homer. This story will has captivated the minds of many readers for hundreds of years; it is the quintessential example of […]
Every epic hero has certain heroic characteristics, and have been challenged and pushed to the extremes. “Black Panther” is a superhero movie that broke box office sales. It tells a story of the challenges of T’Challa trying to take his rightful place as king. T’Challa, who is the Black Panther faces many challenges throughout the […]
In “The Old Man And The Sea”, a short novel written by Ernest Hemingway, the main protagonist Santiago, is a well-aged man with odds against him. He is in the mists of a horrendous fishing drought, during which the townspeople laugh and ridicule him, as he is left going eighty-four days without catching fish. Through […]
The plot of the Aeneid is wholeheartedly driven by the Gods. Furthermore, let’s first understand the origins of this story. This story was written in a culture that believed in the influence of Gods in everyday life. In the Odyssey, one sees that the Greeks make the Gods extremely powerful in determining Odysseus’ fate. In […]
Table of Contents I Could Have Helped (Prompt: Call to Adventure) I Could Have Stayed (Prompt: Mentor) I Could Have Tried (Prompt: Threshold) I Could Have Communicated (Prompt: Challenge) I Could Have Said Something (Prompt: Abyss) I Could Have Told You(Prompt: Revelation) I’m Going To Make It (Prompt: Return) You Shouldn’t Have Left (Prompt: Challenge) […]
