Hero

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Heros Journey Project
J.M. Barries Peter Pan
VS.
Homers The Odyssey
Danielle McIntyre 7th Period
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Departure

• In order to unleash the unknown within
  himself, the hero must leave his familiar
  beginnings

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The Call to Adventure
Whether dream or myth, in these adventures there
is an atmosphere of irresistible fascination
about the figure that appears suddenly as guide,
marking a new period, a new stage, in the
biography (Campbell 46).

• Some of Mr. Darlings items of clothing have
  been mistreated by his sons who were acting from
  a scene of their big sisters stories. He stomps
  away, angrily, on his way to a dinner party, only
  to inform Wendy on the way that she is to grow up
  immediately the next day. She sighs because she
  does not want to grow up, she was still a great
  believer in these wondrous tales. Right when the
  parents disappeared, Peter and Tinker Bell
  appeared in the room! Wendy was ecstatic and told
  Peter of her troubles. He had a solution, Never
  Land, a place where there was no such thing as
  growingup. At first she was hesitant, but was
  eventually intrigued by the magic happening
  around her! Just think of a wonderful thought,
  add a little pixie dust, and youd be on your
  way, Peterinsisted (Barrie). Pulled in by all
  their individual imaginations, they all were
  off the ground in no time, shouting we can
  fly, we can fly, we can fly! (Barrie).

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Initiation

• On the testing ground, the hero is tested on
  every level

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The Road of Trials

• After surviving his first major test, the hero is
  presented with a series of challenges comprising
  the major weight of his journey

Upon arriving, the first thing Wendy
wanted to witness was the mermaid Lagoon, but
they werent so inviting, and only tried to
drown her (Barrie)! She had enough self defense
to get them to stop, which was good because Peter
was just as immature, laughing along! She also
helped rescue Tiger Lilly from the evil Captain
Hook and return her back to the Indians. When she
arrived at the campsite, they all sang in unison
and let the lost boys go. This is when Wendy
finally started to show the true aspects of a
hero, deciding to go home. Michael and John
complained because they never wanted to grow up!
Wendy insisted though, stating you need a
mother, we all do, in which they all really did
(Barrie). Whether they liked it or not, they
needed a motherly figure to guide them and show
them right from wrong in the world. At this
point, it was truly Wendy, and this was her major
test. Their taste of a dream, better than even
imagined, had been lived and now it was time to
snap back to reality. Wendy saved them from
living something too good to be true. When all of
them were captured by Hook, Wendy had to stay
strong for the rest of them and believe that
Peter would come. Her bravery amongst everyone
elses showed attributes of a hero, even when the
air was filled with doubt.
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Return

• Even after succeeding in his primary task, the
  heros journey is far from over

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The Crossing of the Return Threshold
Even though Wendy is nowhere close to being a
full blown woman, she exemplified a motherly
figure when it was needed. When she returned back
to the nursery, she tricked herself from these
experiences to think that she was now ready to
grow up after all (Barrie). Her father was just
overreacting earlier, but from her trip to Never
Land, she now knows of her capabilities to lead
the way. As she slowly matures, she will continue
to teach Michael and John some of the wisdom she
gained from Never Land. Even though her time was
much enjoyed there, she wont ever go back
because of what she has learned. She has
experienced all that she needs to, and will
always inside believe first-hand, but will
progress into adulthood with the help from her
parents on this wonderful journey.

• Though the hero returns, the man that left can
  never cross back over marked by his knowledge,
  the hero is forever a different figure

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Departure-Call of Adventure

• At the very beginning,before this huge
  epic journey starts, Odysseus is put face to face
  with a beautiful goddess, Calypso. One can only
  imagine how breath-taking that sight could be,
  but Odysseus seemed to show no interest at all.
  The only woman he ever thought to stay loyal to
  is his quiet Penelope (Book 5, 82). Sure, she
  was aging and one day would die mortal, none of
  the ability of a great goddess, but he longed
  for home, longed for the sight of home (Book 5,
  86). That was his great motivation/ fascination
  and one day, even after all the troubles he would
  soon face, he would reach it.

At the beginning of the quest, the hero is drawn
forward onto a new and terrifying path
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Initiation- Road of Trials
Once having traversed the threshold, the hero
moves in a dream landscape of curiously fluid,
ambiguous forms, where he must survive a
succession of trials (Campbell 81).

• Odysseus had just defeated the giant Cyclops,
  screaming his name was Nohbody, hiding his
  identity. But, he went back to rub the victory in
  his face and revealed himself. Too bad for him,
  because the Cyclops was furious enough to shout
  out to Poseidon for a curse. Boy, did Odysseus
  have it coming! Instead of a journey that could
  have been long, but peaceful, he would have to
  endure almost the impossible as Cyclops said
  should destiny intend that he shall see his roof
  again among his family in his father land, far be
  that day, and dark the years between. Let him
  loose all companions and return under strange
  sail to bitter days at home (Book 9, 447-452).

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Return- Rescue From Without

• If the hero has been so marked by his journey
  that he is incapable of self-extraction, other
  agents of the story can come to his rescue

Odysseus is finally united with his son! At this
point in the journey, he is unaware of the
dilemma they are about to face. Still teary from
this heart-wrenching scene, Telemachus has to
warn him of the future, that they face more than
100 suitors (Book 16). Then, he, as another
agent in the story, helps him fight them off.
Odysseus will be disguised as an old man and
Telemachus will act as if he does not know him.
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Works Cited

• Allen, Janet. "The Odyssey." Holt McDougal
  Literature Texas Grade 9. Texas ed. Evanston,
  Ill. Holt McDougal, a division of Houghton
  Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. 1185-1288. Print.
• Peter Pan (Special Edition). Dir. Clyde Geronimi.
  Perf. Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans
  Conried. Walt Disney Video, 1953. VHS.
• "Peter Pan - Full Movie Script - Disney Link
  Found on Fanpop." Fanpop - Fan clubs for
  everything. What are you a fan of?. N.p., n.d.
  Web. 9 Feb. 2011. lthttp//www.fanpop.com.gt