The Hero's Journey: The Consequences Of Conforming In Literature

From our readings so far, one can see the strenuous decisions that have to be made when choosing to conform or to rebel against societies expectations. There can be both positives and negatives to conforming or rebelling. One isn’t right or wrong over the other, it’s based off of the particular individual. “The Hero’s Journey” is the perfect template for most works of literature. It conveys the steps necessary individuals must take to find themselves and to overall grow as a person. “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. are perfect examples of characters going through the cycles of the “Hero’s Journey,” while trying to determine exactly where they belong in society. Not only characters in a story,

Therefore, he chooses to revolt and attempt to do things on his own terms. “We are thus called to venture out on our own and form our own to become a self-empowered individual.” Harrison is definitely stuck at this point in the Hero’s Journey and doesn’t move forward much in the story. He was adamant on rebelling but, not having much of an organized strategy after crashing the ballet performance is why he didn’t move forward in the steps of “The Hero’s Journey.” Harrison was killed fairly quickly after escaping, therefore not having much of a chance to complete the steps in “The Hero’s Journey.” His obvious consequences of making the decision to rebel, was getting

It’s extremely tempting to automatically side with family, whether they’re right or wrong. At some point though, Sarty realized the severity of his father’s problem with burning things down. It’s a difficult choice to have to betray family or loved ones. Sarty continues to move forward on his personal journey into step number five, “The Abyss.” The darkest time for Sarty was actually going through with telling De Spain about his father’s intentions, knowing the possible consequences that followed. Sarty Snopes definitely completes the journey. By the end of the story he’s starting the cycle all over again and starting a new journey, only this time he’s on his own, with no