Personal Narrative: My Hero's Journey

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I am thankful to be alive, and to have learned from the tragedies in which I have experienced. On June 8th 1972, a Napalm bomb strike on my village essentially transformed me, from an innocent nine year old girl, into a human torch. The chemical weapon incinerated my clothes, and continually burned fiercely beneath my skin. Naked, and fleeing. Captured by a single image which has become internationally recognised. The horrors of the war have altered into a symbol of reconciliation worldwide. We are here in hope that humanity will choose the path of peace and that peace will prevail our minds. The tragedy that I experienced has helped me to discover the true meaning of life. Forgiveness is more powerful than hatred, and love and hope is more powerful than any weapon of war. The hero’s journey is one that appeals to a universal audience, regardless of your own context, because we, as humans, all have the capacity to be a hero. We all have challenges in our life we need to overcome and this then brings realisation and growth. Every step of the way, we learn something about ourselves and the world around us. As a primitive emotion of humanity, we all strive to be successful, to be happy. From determination and perseverance, it is achievable. It is essentially defined by self, and what YOU think is success. The enduring quality of the…show more content…
“blood is a powerful thing.” Amir and Hassan, Liesel and Max, both have different blood which creates the separation between each character and the society of the context. They are from contrasting heritages causing tension between how society view people like Jews and Hazaras. The contrast separates the two human beings from the labels they are given in that society. The authors have used this to display that despite the blood running through your veins, you can see past trivial differences and distinguish a good person not by what they are, but who they
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