Luke Skywalker’s call to adventure is when the spirit of his late mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, appears before him and instructs him to go to the planet Dagobah to train under Jedi Master Yoda. Han manages to find Luke and uses the warmth of his dead tauntaun mount to keep him alive while they wait to be rescued. Often when the call is given, the hero first refuses
Odysseus had to figure things out by trial and error. R2-D2, C-3PO, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca and the village of Ewoks are great helpers to Luke in the tale of Return of the Jedi. On the other hand, Odysseus had helpers too. They include: Odysseus’s army of men who died before returning home to Ithaca, the cowherd, swineherd, his son Telemachus, and the great goddess Athena. These people helped Luke and Odysseus in many ways.
I can’t get involved.” • Threshold: Mos Eisely spaceport, and the tough cantina, is Luke’s first step into the world beyond that boring old moisture farm. • Magical Guide: Obi-Wan, of course. But also the droids, in a certain way. Obi-Wan is blue and glowing after he dies, so is able to advise Luke from beyond the grave. Yoda is the Jedi Master, and so is another magical guide in that he trains Luke in his new-found powers.
Enkidu was originally made to “fight him [Gilgamesh]” (Applebee et al. 35). Utnapishtim is also a prominent mentor in the life of the great king of Uruk. He guides Gilgamesh to recover from the loss of his best friend. In Lord of the Rings, the main character has to go through trials and tribulations to reach his final goal.
This is the time to live in freedom. The hero returns from the journey with the “elixir”, and uses it to help everyone in the Ordinary World “The hero returns to the Ordinary World, but the journey is meaning less unless she brings back some Elixir, treasure, or lesson from the Special World. The Elixir is a magic potion with the power to heal” (Campbell 29). At the end of the journey, Victor forgives everything; he shows his respect and reverence towards his father. Moreover, he also has a better understanding of Thomas, whose parents are accidentally killed by Victor’s father.
Task: Qualities of a Hero and Epic Essay Test Zach George 12 1. Luke Skywalker is a hero because of his traits like courage, strength, and wits. Luke shows his courage when he risks his life to destroy the Death Star in order to save millions of lives. He is strong not just physically, but also mentally. Luke showed this when his aunt and uncle died.
This ultimately marks the nearing end of his journey in his tale of reclaiming a sense of freedom and power over his life. Furthermore, director Elia Kazan directly mirrors this quote from his past with his testimony of “naming names” to The House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), with him being glad that he did the right thing and has no regrets of it. Through the fictional representation of Terry Malloy, Elia Kazan has justified his actions through the film. On the Waterfront ultimately follows the story of a young man in his fight for power over his own life. Terry is initially seen as a “bum” in the commencement of the film, but as it progresses, his character changes and evolves through self motivation, help and support from Father Barry and Edie Doyle paving him the way, hence Terry is successful in claiming back power over his own life and also, gaining a sense of freedom from
Dragline tells the story of his favorite hero’s death outside the church. While telling the story there are different clips from the movie on the screen with Luke and his famous smile. In the movie, Cool Hand Luke, there are many different references that parallel to Jesus Christ’s life. I will explain the key events that I feel relate Luke’s life in the movie to Jesus Christ. Luke, in comparison to Jesus Christ, the disciples followed Him.
As the plot develops we see events that lead up to this final decision when the main protagonist, Marko, decides to save ‘the doctor’ from death. Relationships, revenge and redemption are examples of themes and ideas that are seen leading up to and a result of Marko’s decision. Firstly, this decision was important because it shows how the relationship between Marko and Lisa (the two main characters) developed. Marko does not know Lisa very well at the beginning of the novel but later events cause them to become closer so she has a big
Young Amir says “Baba waved. I couldn’t tell if he was waving at me or Hassan” which reminds the reader yet again of Amir’s troubled relationship with his father. Hosseini uses this to effectively create pathos for Amir, and remind the reader of chapter 3 where the reader feels the most sympathy for Amir, despite the fact we have seen a darker side to him. Structurally, this is also very important as it make the reader support Amir through the kite tournament. Hosseini does this as the readers opinion of Amir will be dramatically be altered