The separation stage starts when the hero gets a call to an adventure and ends with the hero fully accepting the quest. In D’Angelo’s essay the separation stage starts when the man who stepped in to an elevator with the hero begins to cry. I think this is the point where the hero gets a call to an adventure. It’s a choice between going out of the society’s norm and trying to comfort the man, or to just ignore him as thought proper by the society. And the hero refuses the call by stepping out of the elevator without even looking back.
Reintegration is symbolized as the knowledge that the protagonist identifies, shown by the protagonist ultimately realizing his mistakes. Initially, the narrative begins as the protagonist enters into an office - building elevator. The protagonist is followed into the elevator by a man who looks to be in his mid – 20’s and is dressed “sharp”. The separation stage begins as soon as the man completely breaks down into tears. The protagonist is then confronted by the choice of helping the wrecked man, or ignoring the man and letting him drown in his remorse.
A man is followed into an elevator that Paul has gone through the first stage of the monomyth, separation. Paul’s benevolent guide appears to be the voice of his conscience. This helps him to get through the emotional turmoil he is experiencing because of his decision to step off the elevator leaving upset and weeping man alone on the elevator. As Paul goes through this emotional hardship it signifies that he is in the struggle stage of the monomyth. Paul knows that he did the wrong thing, and he wished that he could go back and be there for the man, even to talk.
When the other passenger begins to burst into tears, the hero did nothing but wait for the doors to open to his floor; he pretended like nothing had happened. This is the step of struggle the hero has with himself. As the hero left the elevator his mind began to race with thoughts such as, “Should I go up to the 15th floor and check if he is okay?” or “should I search him out
An opportunity to show the selfless and caring side of one's self was lost. Separation is the beginning of the monomyth cycle, and is marked by ''a call to adventure''. Paul's separation began when he entered the elevator with a negative outlook on ''elevator etiquette''. He admitted to ''purposely ignoring his fellow passenger''. Suddenly, the mystery man in the elevator collapsed and began weeping, draining his emotions.
This, being the tests (physical, emotional or spiritual) have arose. Followed by the final test. The hero of the story is out of the elevator and does not seem to look back, standing in the hallway he rushes thoughts in mind with guilt and uncertainty. He contemplates the possible solutions he could have derived to. He thinks of the possibilities of approaching the man, of had confronted him.
The last part of the essay will look at the changes brought about in McMurphy’s character due to his recent experiences. From the onset, McMurphy resists from being driven by “The Combine.” 1 He notifies the black boys, a group of orderlies who keep order in the ward by bullying the patients, to maintain their distance whilst he acquaints with his latest home. He is aggressive and positive and takes arrogance in “screwing” the punitive system by dedicating himself to the luxury of the psychology institution. His boldness and confidence leave no room for “propriety” and “shame.” These are social words and he has not been controlled by any element of the society to the degree that these words will be meaningful to him. He does not let the feminine presence of Nurse Ratched dissuade him simply for being dull.
Paul's journey begins whilst sharing an elevator on the way in to work... “When it happened. A sudden strained gasp. Turning toward the noise, I was astonished to see the young man drop his brief-case and burst into tears” Rather than engage the young man, he takes the path of least resistance and exits the elevator. He stands in the hallway and questions his inaction This refusal to act brings about a mixed bag of emotions dominated by guilt and uncertainty. It's a this point that the benevolent guide intervenes, in Paul's case , his inner-self, representative of the pondering of the many explanations that could have justified the young man's breakdown.
His life became more complicated when he entered college and had to contend with a roommate. Now he has no privacy, so instead of trying to explain his tics to roommate, he tries to hide them. He makes excuses like, “the doctors tell me that if I knock it around hard enough, there is a good chance the brain tumor will shrink to the point where they won’t have to operate (Sedaris, p 368).” Also, he imagines conspiracies to eliminate his roommate; unluckily, he must cope with it because his roommate tries to find out his tics. As a result, Sedaris gets rid of his weird actions by smoking to be normal. It seems his roommate gave him an invisible power to overcome his nervous habits.
He sleeps and dreams of Jack, Emerson, Bledsoe, Norton, and Ras. The men mock him, castrate him, and declare that they have stripped him of his illusions. He wakes with their cries of anguish and fury ringing in his ears. He decides to stay underground and affirms, “The end was in the beginning.” (575) Invisible Man has a dream to becomes an important member of society, and he imagines himself as an important member of the brotherhood. His subconscious yearns for identification of some sort, having importance and impacting others would be a way of reaching out and becoming a person of significance.