The Departure
Khelil Beidoun
11 February 2013
Cochin Sec. 15922
English 101
THE DEPARTURE
The Hero With A Thousand Faces, written by Joseph Campbell describes the process or outline of “The Heroes Journey.” In other words, the sequence of events a hero/heroine must experience before completion of their adventure. The call to adventure, refusal of the call, supernatural aid, crossing of the first threshold, and the belly of the wale; describe the beginning of a hero’s adventure known as “The Departure.” This is the first step or process A hero encounters in the “Hero’s Journey.” The journey can be seen in many forms of modern day and classic heroes. From Batman or superman, to Beowulf or even Jesus, although different in many ways, all have one great similarity, which is the process all must complete or go through known as the “Heroes Journey.” In Joseph Campbell’s writing, The Hero With A Thousand Faces, Campbell identifies the first step of the hero’s journey as the departure. “The Call To Adventure,” “The Refusal Of The Call,” “Supernatural Aid,” “Crossing Of The First Threshold,” and “The belly Of The Whale,” Make up the five steps of the heroes departure. According to Campbell the hero will first start off with “The Call to adventure.” In the Monomyth of the Hero’s Journey, Campbell refers to the call as removing the hero from his/her normal surroundings (Campbell 41). For instance, when Simba is told to leave pride rock and never come back from Scar; he travels out into unknown surroundings where he finds Timon and Pumba. The Call can be summarized as the point in the story where the hero notices a distinct change or when the hero is taken away from his/her normal lifestyle. The Next step is identified as, “The Refusal Of The Call.” Dan Bronzite refers to this as the part of the hero’s journey where the hero will bury any fears that may have been accumulated up to this part of the story. The hero may seem to be overwhelmed but continues on to achieve
11 February 2013
Cochin Sec. 15922
English 101
THE DEPARTURE
The Hero With A Thousand Faces, written by Joseph Campbell describes the process or outline of “The Heroes Journey.” In other words, the sequence of events a hero/heroine must experience before completion of their adventure. The call to adventure, refusal of the call, supernatural aid, crossing of the first threshold, and the belly of the wale; describe the beginning of a hero’s adventure known as “The Departure.” This is the first step or process A hero encounters in the “Hero’s Journey.” The journey can be seen in many forms of modern day and classic heroes. From Batman or superman, to Beowulf or even Jesus, although different in many ways, all have one great similarity, which is the process all must complete or go through known as the “Heroes Journey.” In Joseph Campbell’s writing, The Hero With A Thousand Faces, Campbell identifies the first step of the hero’s journey as the departure. “The Call To Adventure,” “The Refusal Of The Call,” “Supernatural Aid,” “Crossing Of The First Threshold,” and “The belly Of The Whale,” Make up the five steps of the heroes departure. According to Campbell the hero will first start off with “The Call to adventure.” In the Monomyth of the Hero’s Journey, Campbell refers to the call as removing the hero from his/her normal surroundings (Campbell 41). For instance, when Simba is told to leave pride rock and never come back from Scar; he travels out into unknown surroundings where he finds Timon and Pumba. The Call can be summarized as the point in the story where the hero notices a distinct change or when the hero is taken away from his/her normal lifestyle. The Next step is identified as, “The Refusal Of The Call.” Dan Bronzite refers to this as the part of the hero’s journey where the hero will bury any fears that may have been accumulated up to this part of the story. The hero may seem to be overwhelmed but continues on to achieve