A Wrinkle In Time Literary Analysis

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Literary Analysis
A Wrinkle in Time, Star Wars and The Hunger Games are similar and different in their approach to the Hero’s Journey. Many parts of the Hero’s Journey such as the call to adventure, crossing the threshold, tests/allies/enemies, and the ordeal have many differences as well as similarities.
To start off, the call to adventure part of the Hero’s Journey is where the hero or main character realizes that they need to do something or go on a journey. For example, the call to adventure in The Hunger Games is when she volunteers to go into the games for her sister. The call to adventure in Star Wars is when Obi-Wan Kenobi invites Luke to go with him to Alderaan. In A Wrinkle in Time, the Mrs.s tell Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace

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