Rising Action- The father is awoken by the sound of a diesel motor. He and the boy crawl out of the car they had been sleeping in. They flee into the woods, and lie still on a slight incline. A man from the caravan walks to a tree that is merely five feet away from where the father and son clinch their lungs. He turns to take a pee when his eyes connect with the father's. The man lunges at the boy, and puts him into a choke hold. The father raises the gun and puts a pullet in between the mans eyes. The man collapses, blood flowing from the bullet's entry hole. The father and the boy are left with only one bullet in the
Jack Reacher notices a woman struggling to carry her recently dry cleaned clothes. As she dropped her clothes on the dirty Chicago street, Jack decides to escort her to her destination while carrying her cumbersome load, which was easy for a strong 6 foot 4 man. As they begin to walk to her car they are cut off by two men holding pistols right at their stomachs. Being ex-military Jack Reacher starts to evaluate the grave situation, thinking of a way out without harm to him or her. He looks at the man facing him, he is a fit man, but appears very nervous and jittery as if he hadn’t done this before. Jack then looks at the man across from her. He observes his calmness and his stature. He can see that it is not his first time holding someone at gun point. The men are both in top physical shape, but not too much for Jack to handle. The man across from her commands both of them to get into the back seat of the white car on the side of the street. Jack in a matter of seconds examines the intense situation. He knows how to disarm the first man but can’t tell if the woman knows what to do in this event.
Watching a film, one can easily recognize plot, theme, characterization, etc., but not many realize what basic principle lies behind nearly every story conceived: the hero’s journey. This concept allows for a comprehensive, logical flow throughout a movie. Once the hero’s journey is thoroughly understood, anyone can pick out the elements in nearly every piece. The hero’s journey follows a simple outline. First the hero in question must have a disadvantaged childhood. Next the hero will find a mentor who wisely lays out his/her prophecy. Third the hero will go on a journey, either literal or figurative, to find him/herself. On this journey the hero will be discouraged and nearly quit his/her quest. Finally, the hero will fulfill the prophecy and find his/herself, realizing his/her full potential. This rubric may be easy to spot in epic action films, but if upon close inspection is found in a wide array of genres, some of which are fully surprising.
A brave hero often risks his/her lives to save someone else. In Zeitoun, Dave Eggers tells us a story of Abdulrahman Zeitoun, the hard working Syrian American owner of a contracting company in New Orleans. Zeitoun and his wife Kathy ran the company together. They have three children named Nademah, Safiyah, Aisha. Kathy has a child from her first marriage. Zeitoun is very closed with his family and he takes his family like nobody else. When hurricane Katrina landed in 2005, endless number of people were affected. Mayor Nagin ordered a first time ever mandatory evacuation. Kathy moved with the children to her sister’s house in Baton Rouge. Zeitoun refused to leave with his family because he didn’t want lose his properties, but at the same time, his customers trusted him and gave him their house keys to check on their houses, which caused his separation with his family. This illustrates that Zeitoun is a responsible, powerful, trustworthy, and unselfish person. During the hurricane, Zeitoun was using a canoe rescuing people. Due to the lack of rescue work, many people didn’t get enough supports at that time. Zeitoun had the courage to sacrifice his family, safety, and selfish needs for saving the people.
I was sitting in the old rickety chair that looked as if it had been there for five years. The smell of gunpowder hung in the morning air as I leaned over the rifle rest. My finger wrapped around the trigger as my eye focused through the scope of my grandfather’s Springfield ’03. I took a deep breath and let half out. My finger tightened on the trigger as I awaited the recoil and crack of the gunpowder igniting. Finally, when my finger’s pull was enough to move the trigger, the gun went off. Moments like this are why I love shooting guns.
The Hero's Journey is a theory created by Joseph Campbell and expresses the idea that most heroes are essentially the same person embodied in different ways. Lawrence C. Rubin describes the monomyth as, “The hero, or mythic protagonist, from birth to death is on a journey, replete with demons, both inner and outer, challenges both great and small, and a cast of characters, some enemies, others allies and companions” (265). The 2001 animation Osmosis Jones is no exception to this assumption. In the film, a white blood cell named Osmosis Jones goes on an epic adventure to save the life of Frank and prove himself to the people of his community. In the beginning of the movie, Osmosis starts off as an egotistical jerk who believes he can do everything on his own; however, as the film progresses, Osmosis realizes that sometimes two brains are better than one. Jones finds out the hard way that without a helping hand, there is little he can achieve alone. Osmosis’s journey through the monomyth develops the theme of teamwork because help from others proves to be essential to Osmosis’s triumph.
...utweighed only by his need to get to him. So, he runs harder, faster than ever and then “knowing it was too late,”(287) Sarty hears the shots. Bang . . . . .Bang! Bang! And it is over. The night is quiet save for the distant echo of a young boy’s agonizing screams “Father! Father!”(287)
does not wish to strike down his mother, but realises that he must. The defense
The Boy will have to continue life alone. Before the Man passes on, he continues to comfort the Boy by telling him that he will “ have to carry the fire” (McCarthy 279). The fire is not a tangible fire, but it is the inner strength of the Boy. The Boy needs to understand that he is strong enough to continue alone. The Man has taught the Boy everything he needs to know about survival. Returning to the subject, fear made the Man do unthinkable things, but it was all to keep his son safe. The Man, like Llewelyn Moss, was not known as a murderous person, but fear changes personalities. When people face their fears, they do anything that is necessary to get past those fears. The Man murdered a stranger to threatening the life of his son, and he left another man without life essentials to die. Now the Boy knows what he needs to do to continue, and he knows to do what ever is necessary when his life is in
So, since he is motionless, his ultimate option is to commit suicide by pulling the trigger of the rifle. It takes an enormous change in someone’s mind to get himself from a completely free person to a person that wants to commit suicide. As Bierce demonstrated it in its story, this change can happen when fear prevails on reason. In “One of the Missing”, “Jerome Searing becomes interesting […] not because he is fated to be killed, but because of the effect his impending death has on him” (Emmert).
Throughout the novel, the father and son face many hard obstacles due to the rugged, gruesome setting. Although they could easily make many decisions without a moralistic outlook on life throughout their journey in post-apocalyptic world, the father wants and tries
“Well now I don't really care. Why would I? Now in your dying seconds think of what you have done to your family.” Rojo said and as he finished a loud thump and some gunshots echoed from inside. Rojo and his men all whipped around to see what it was. The man started scooting back and tried to get up and run. Rojo turned and saw him running and within two seconds his men had shot the man in both of his ankles. Rojo walked over to him as he screamed and moaned in pain.
The world has died, but been reborn in the father's love for his child. This is the ultimate sacrifice of the father as he accepts the rebirth of his own world just as he has to accept his own re-death. Though he dies by the side of his boy, he is not certain the boy will not be picked up and eaten or raped, which truly is the death for the father, not being able to keep his boy safe. The father worries to himself “But who will find him if he’s lost? Who will find the little boy?” (McCarthy 281) as he lies by his son knowing his own demise is immanent. Truly caring for nothing but the safety of his son the father parishes into the black abyss not knowing how his boy will fair in the world he left behind. The father gave his boy everything, his life, his love, and his memory, but does not know how his boy will be able to survive through the wasteland. This is what makes the father a hero, not just doing what is best for everyone, but doing what is best for the one he cares for, and loves. As the father and son always mention carrying the fire, it is left to the boy to carry it for not just his father and himself, but for the good of humanity. After his father has passed the boy is picked up by a stranger, not sure whether or not he should trust him the boy holds onto his gun. Once the boy realizes this stranger has had many opportunities to kill him but has
Joseph Campbell defines a hero as “someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself ” (Moyers 1). The Hero’s Journey consists of three major parts: the separation, the initiation and the return. Throughout a character’s journey, they must complete a physical or spiritual deed. A physical deed involves performing a daunting and courageous act that preserves the well-being of another person. A spiritual deed calls for action that improves another individual’s state of mind. 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
There are many stories that follow Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey, and tells the tale of a Heroic character. These fables introduces us to heroes that begin their journey in an ordinary place, then receive a call to enter an unknown world full of bizarre powers and peculiar events. These heroes often display great traits, such as bravery or intelligence, that defines their character. One of these heroic's tales is Haroun and the Sea of Stories, telling the adventures of a young man named Haroun. This essay will prove that Haroun from Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie is a hero, because he possess heroic qualities. Haroun shows his heroic qualities by overcoming obstacles, helping his friends, and having good intentions.
Shortly after giving up his power, the father realizes that he is nothing without it and appears to be slowly becoming insane. In both instances, the father, in a crazed moment, wanders off and puts himself in a life-threatening situation. In the end the youngest daughter comes to the fathers' rescue.