Ben Perish Character Analysis

“Promises matter. They matter now more than ever.” -Ben Perish The author, Rick Yancey, has written an incredible story about Cassie, Sammy, and Ben, they all have invoked on a different journey but Cassie’s stands out. The book the 5th wave explains in great detail why Cassie is a hero becoming a part of the monomyth. As Cassie unravels as a hero on her long egar journey she meets the aspect of a hero, her call to adventure, her trials and failures, and the new skills she is able to learn. To start off, Cassie’s major call to adventure is when her brother, Sammy, gets taken away from her and her dad during the 4t wave. In the beginning of the book it states, “He stuck his hand out to the corporal… until the dusty yellow space-ship was swallowed

The author also brought out, “I didn't hear the gun or hear the report of the soldier's sidearm.” Additionally, the author describes one of Cassie’s toughest trails, “... stopped most of the bleeding, but the wound throbbed with each slowing beat of my heart.” After all, Cassie was in a gunfight against the others at the beginning of her journey, she was completely against using guns until she had to face them. On this long, treacherous journey of her’s, Cassie compelled many life long decisions while she was wounded. Her quest it made her develop as a person, especially as a sister, all of her unusual decisions made her more protective than she ever has been. As a result of this it was hard for Cassie to continue on, to get her brother without thinking that she no longer wanted to keep going on this ongoing quest. All in all, Cassie faced tails and failures that challenged her ability to keep going on her

Rick Yancey expressed, “I had to get over my fear of guns… he showed me the proper grip and how to hold the gun.” Further into the book, Rick Yancey wrote, “Three hours of rehab in the morning. Thirty minute break for lunch. Then three more hours of rehab in the morning.” Specifically, Cassie lacked any motivation to get back on her feet after she was shot by an other. Even though she was wounded and in pain Cassie wanted to have a chance at fighting off an other, Cassie possessed the knowledge Evan had about gun control. Despite, Cassie’s leg injuries she was determined to get back on her feet even if she didn’t have all the strength to do this. While, she was in Evan’s care he helped her back onto her feet, it took a lot of courage for her to keep going. In the end, Cassie has many more rigorous trials to face to get her brother back to her family, safe in her arms. To conclude, Cassie’s long, treacherous journey made her an acceptable hero in the monomyth. In the book “The 5th Wave”, Cassie extreme call to adventure made her grow exceptionally as a human, she wouldn’t stop until she found her brother again. At the same time Cassie was able to learn advanced skills while invoking on numerous trails on her long journey. Cassie took pride in her ability to continue on her quest. Who in your life is able to follow the hero’s journey and become a part of the