A Hero's Journey In Legally Blonde

Sometimes people find the place they are meant for in unusual ways. In the 2001 classic Legally Blonde, Elle Woods goes on a quest for love but ends up finding herself in the end. Although she is a blonde sorority girl from California, Elle Woods completes her hero's journey by crossing the threshold and following Warner Huntington III, the ex-boyfriend, to Harvard; she stands up to Vivian and they end up supporting each other; receiving her boon by knowing the steps of a perm to win her case and ultimately she realizes that she doesn't need him and graduates with honors; a master of two worlds.

In her departure stage, when warner dumps her and declares he is bound for Harvard to find a more serious wife, Elle takes this as her call to action

Unfortunately they are all in Professor Stromwell’s class. Elle suffers a dismemberment when she does not complete the reading for the class and Vienne calls her out for it. Elle is removed from the class. “Hero experiences miraculous tests or ordeals, on the road of trials. There are usually several incidents that affect the hero at this point. The hero will appear weak and vulnerable, but he/she will also begin to grow.”(Maize South 5), states Joseph Cambell, an expert on mythology. To restate the quote this often means that the hero will fall and tumble but learn from each experience. Similarly, in Legally Blonde Elle falls many times but she grows from each one. For example when Elle comes to her first class at Harvard, she is cold-called on and she has not completed the reading. The professor asks Vivian Kensington her opinion on the matter and subsequently gets Elle kicked out of class. After she leaves she meets Emmett in the quad, where he gives her some advice on her professors. Eventually Warner comes out and reveals Vivian is his fiancee. Looking at the quote a person can see that Elle is affected by getting kicked out of class but she learns something when Emette gives her advice, she continues her hero's journey. After this, Elle decides to buckle down and study, raising her grades and proving them wrong. Elle is well on

Mastering the two worlds. In the beginning she goes to Harvard just to get her ex-boyfriend back but ends up meeting his fiancee. They do not get along and Vivian embarrasses her on the first day, Elle is determined to prove her worth. She works hard and they both get the internship. Unfortunately Callahan, the head lawyer, sexually assaults Elle leaving her with the feeling she only made it because of her looks. Her colleague Emmett sees her for her own worth and together they fire Callahan. Elle ends up winning her case and mastering both worlds. Legally Blonde shows us that people are always worthy of something and they should never have some “pompous asshole” get in their