I remember the time when I had gotten promoted to high school as a 9th grader. That time was so important to me, at that time and age. It was a phase that you usually get over. I was growing up and starting all over again in a different environment with entirely different motives. I had started at the lowest class in the school, once again, as a freshman. I wasn’t a big 8th grader that internally felt more in control due to my age and experience. It was quite odd, just a couple of days before promotion, I was 8th grader, however I had more similarities with a 6th grader. This was me starting from strength to weakness. Through that I figured it out. Life is a process of phases that repeat, and helps a person grow. The famous novelist and blogger …show more content…
Mr. Green said, “The real hero’s journey from strength to weakness.” Surprisingly the uniquely unwanted situations created by these phases is the best part of the game called “life.” It is the journey that matters, because the harsh truth is, that the destination of human kind is death. A great example of one of these phases would be a college student graduating and stepping into the real world. The strength in is this particular situation is the college degree that is obtained by the student and just the feeling of being at a good point in life and just the great satisfaction , until of course the weaknesses slowly builds with time in this entirely new phase called reality. Many students come to realize after college that the amount of money they need to pay back in student loans is extremely enormous and that to for a person that doesn’t have a job. On top of that in the real world, you’re nobody with no identity and most the time people just don’t care for you. So you start to feel worthless even with a college degree and you just have no support system to guide you to your comfort zone. However there is good news also. Mr. Green says that due to the situation, it will help a person not be a jerk. Which is always good to have morality on your side. In this stage of life a person has to work hard make his/her identity and become self-motivated to find a great job. Which helps a person grow in their experience in their field. These stages only do well for people and makes them a stronger person. Every phase is like a test once you pass you’re ready to start again on the bottom of the next phase. Then the cycle just repeats and this will help you empathize or even be a mentor to a
“The good guy always wins” is a phrase we often hear growing up. Parents reassure their kids that the hero will win despite the trials he encounters. Joseph Campbell, who coined the term “monomyth”, identifies these trials as a part of a pattern in the hero’s journey. This pattern consists of separation, initiation, and return. Osmosis Jones goes through this pattern with only a few pieces missing. The hero in this story teaches others that giving up is not an option. One must have perseverance to complete a goal, in this case, to save Frank. The journey that Jones takes to help him get through the monomyth helps develop the theme of perseverance because he never gives up on what he wants.
The stages of a hero’s journey consist of many different structural elements. They all are stages a hero has to overcome. Some stages might be repeated, avoided, or moved around throughout the story. All the elements are the call to adventure, the ordinary world, refusal to call, meeting the mentor, crossing the threshold, test-allies-enemies, approaching to the inmost cave, the ordeal, reward, the road back, the resurrection, and return with elixir.
Everyone wants to believe in a hero. Even someone who’s considered a hero has their own image of what a true protector should be. Truth is, there’s no such thing as a universal hero. Perspective changes everything, especially when discussing the characteristics a title must always have. A hero is someone who expects nothing in return, someone who can be normal or extraordinary but looked up to, and who has to sacrifice something to accomplish their goal.
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Christopher Reeve, the famous actor of the movie Spiderman knows exactly what overcoming obstacles is. After having a devastating horse accident, he remained quadriplegic for nine years. Everyone faces challenges some more difficult than others. For example, Phil Hansen was a famous artist who struggled because of his hand shaking problem could eventually get over it. A very much likely example is, James Collier who was a writer that experienced anxiety and learned now to face it. These two man found a way to deal with their challenges and reaching their goals. When overcoming obstacles people should not let challenges stop them
The story Fahrenheit 451, talked about strength v. frailty, dishonesty, and self improvement. Having strength is not always good, and being weak will not last forever. Everything is not always as it seems. An education can give someone a higher curve above others. Ignorance is bliss, but intelligence is a
The hero and the hero’s journey is very useful to society. The hero shows ways to be a better person impacts how one sees them. Three characteristics the heroes in Simon Sinek’s TED Talk, Homer’s Odyssey, the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and Simon Sinek’s TED Talk, have are being trustworthy, defeating obstacles, and defensive and self-sacrificing.
While fulfilling their journey, a hero must undergo a psychological change that involves experiencing a transformation from immaturity into independence and sophistication. Campbell states that these events are what ultimately guides a hero into completing their journey by, “leaving one condition and finding the source of life to bring you forth into a richer more mature condition” (Moyers 1). She first enters her journey when she learns about invisible strength from her mother, “I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength. It was strategy for winning arguments, respect from others, and eventually, though neither of us knew it at the time, chess games”(Tan 89).
They stretched their tender wings across the jagged edges of the cliff. The waves crashed against the shore line and traveled so far up that it seemed as if it was going to grow legs and walk up to the top of the rock. The marvelous creatures have been laying on the bank long enough to lose all sense of time. To the men who are entranced by the creatures melody see them as beautiful women descended from the heavens; but the few who are resistant see the as they truly are, monstrous creatures with wings like tallens, legs that end with muscular tails even though they are not creatures the reside in the sea. They are built to hide behind the facade their song creates, the five women long for a chance to lure a ship into their grasp like they have done for centuries. This malicious urge has been denied for years and is taking its toll.
Though it seemed like the harder I tried the harder I fell into unwanted pits of sadness. I eventually realized that I would have to do those things at a slower pace due to the fact that I had someone depending on me. The blessing of children comes with a package of responsibility; once you’ve opened it you have to now assemble the pieces with the most important piece first. Many people say “The older you get, the wiser you get"; I find that to be true for me. Every year on my birthday I analyze my life that year; and then I look over the course of my life thus far. Each time I find something I have accomplished and something that I wish I would’ve done. I look at what I could've done differently and what I couldn't change. My friends and family are always coming to me for advice and guidance yet I wasn't utilizing some of my own messages. That is, until recently. I looked around and saw that my age was way past the limit for me to be without a degree; I had to make a change. When I began to home school my daughter I noticed that what I was doing for her I wanted to do for myself. I was tough on her because I didn't want her to end up like
“Adversity has the effect of eliciting [revealing] talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant [hidden],” –Horace. These wise words of Horace prove a point. Everyone has talents of some kind, however these people need to discover it on their own. Adversity, whether it be danger, hardship, or a simple challenge between friends, gives people the motivation to do things they wouldn’t have done otherwise.
Even though heroes sometimes do things that aren’t humanly possible, the fact that they’re human empowers us to do the impossible too. They’re flawed, but their imperfections are visible in every one of us. Many heroes don’t recognize their weaknesses, and in the end, they usually die because they aren’t aware of themselves enough. Humans are the exact same way, and we refuse to accept the truth when it comes to our weak spots. Hero stories allow people to notice another person’s flaws, but in doing this, they’re also becoming more aware of themselves so they can overcome their own internal struggles. People value this connection and that’s what causes them to remain popular for so
When in elementary school, all I thought about was being a middle schooler. When in middle school, all I thought about was being a high schooler. And when in high school, all I thought about was being in college, or getting into college. (Some of you know that struggle). This type of narrow minded thinking is the reason “peaked in high school” is actually at thing. Now looking back I really should not have just focused on the immediate next step in life. You should zoom out a little. Do the little pinch thing you do with your iPhones, on your life. Do not think you have ever failed. Think of it as a diversion or a detour in your
My transition from a junior high school graduate to a high school student was very rough on me. I was so close to the edge
As a young kid, I did poorly in school. I was put in a special class because I couldn’t keep up with the pace of other kids. I read as many book as I could because I couldn’t pronounce a lot of words. I was getting C’s in every class and got D’s on all my writing essays. I kept on trying until I got better and better. I kept on training; I went to academic camps every summer to sharpen my intelligence. At the start of fourth grade, I was put Mrs. Kelly’s math class because I got one of the highest math scores on the NWEA. I was already growing into a better student. Now, instead of falling behind, I am ahead.
My parents sensed my troubles and we moved. Adjusting to a new high school took time. It was not easy making new friends and I continued to be lost. These incidents weighed heavily on my mind. My anguished heart refused to see beyond my own woes. A recent disturbing incident changed my purview of life.