Analysis Of The Hero's Journey Defined By Joseph Campbell

“The Hero’s Journey Defined” is an article, written by Joseph Campbell, that explains the hero’s journey and eat part of the journey. The article starts off by briefly telling what happens in a Journey, and what the journey is about. The article then goes on to explain each part of the journey such as, call to adventure, departure, initiation, and lastly returning from an adventure. Each section thoroughly go into the topic and explains how each part is acted out and gives examples of each part. The first big idea in the article is departure, this helps define an adventure because every adventure of a hero has some sort of call that leads them to leave. The article says,” the first encounter after the hero departures from their normal life, is with a protective figure who provides the info or weaponry for the battle that he will face later on… protecting power of destiny.” This is significant to the understanding of a hero’s journey because, every hero has to have supernatural aid to succeed whether it be celestial being, gods/goddesses, or a wise old seer.

The articles explains,” There is the many trials that come … he meeting with a Goddess … Atonement with father figure … and lastly The ultimate boom.” This is significant because every hero has to face the many trails that lead the goddess, he then atones his father with the help of the goddess, which then leads his to have a huge leap is power, understanding, and lastly nobility. This is important to a journey because without this happening near the end if the journey, the journey was