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Star Wars Hero's Journey Analysis

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Arguably one of the most well-known movies ever George Lucas’ Star Wars Episode IV; A New Hope has been seen by millions around the world. The movie entails the beginning of Luke Skywalker’s journey through space on a quest to overthrow the empire. However, this classic has a much more structured side. George Lucas’ Star Wars IV; A New Hope, is specifically modeled to follow Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey to not only send Luke on his journey, but also to add a unique approach to his story. Star Wars begins with Luke being rudely pulled from his everyday life on Tatooine into the beginning of his hero’s journey, his call to adventure. He begins the story as a young man, old enough to understand the world, but not quite old enough to have figured out his place in it. His call comes after he unknowingly buys two droids belonging to the Princess Leia and uncovers her message to an Obi Wan Kenobi asking for his help to stop the empire. Luke is initially interested in helping her, but is deterred once he hears what it will entail from his neighbor Ben Kenobi, an aged Jedi who …show more content…

Obi Wan fits the profile of a mentor perfectly, he has the experience and wisdom Luke lacks as is evident when he casually dismisses the Stormtroopers who are searching for C-3P0 and R2-D2. Luke consistently looks to Obi Wan for instruction in the ways of the force and keys to solving the mystery of what happened to his parents. Obi Wan agrees to teach Luke the ways of the force, but shies away from the truth about Luke’s parents after judging that this information would not be the best for Luke at this point in his life. Obi Wan continues to show his wisdom and guidance as a mentor even after his death. He guides Luke by offering his advice to “Use the force, Luke,” (Lucas) when Luke faces his ultimate trial to destroy the Death

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The notion of the hero journey is widely used in multiple stories and movies. The hero’s journey includes these specific steps, Meeting the mentor, test allies, and enemies, and the Call to Adventure. In the realistic fiction novel Ghost Boys, they put the Hero’s Journey into the novel of 12 year old Jerome, who is a ghost because he is shot by a cop. He has to go through a series of events of working with other boys like him and the daughter of the cop that killed him who can see him to eventually put his soul to rest. The Meeting the Mentor is the first part of The Hero’s Journey that applies to the Ghost Boys.

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Here Luke’s eyes are opened as he continues to learn more about the force from Obi-Wan Kenobi. Finding Allies and Conquering Enemies – As the story progresses, Luke add more allies to his team including Han Solo and Chewbacca. He also encounters many enemies including the Stormtroopers, who attempt to stop him multiple times, and Darth Vader who is out to kill him. Tests and Challenges – Luke faces many test and challenges throughout his journey.

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In the movie Star Wars Luke Skywalker meets his two sidekicks named CP3O and R2D2. CP3O and R2D2 come from a space shuttle, with the princess named Leia, who is trying to save planets from the Deathstar. The Deathstar is the evil force headed by Darth Vader. CP3PO and R2D2 escape from the Deathstar and land on the planet where Luke is and the three team up and go out and explore. They meet Obi-Wan Kenobi, leader of “The Force” which was extinct, Obi-Wan becomes Luke's mentor and helps him save Princess Leia and become a Jedi, sadly Obi-Wan meets his old enemy Darth Vader and is

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According to Campbell, an ordinary world setting sets the scene for the soon to be hero and draws attention on the dilemma. His second rule states that the main character either has an overwhelming will power for the adventure or an outside force puts pressure on them to complete certain tasks. Luke lived in an ordinary world on his Uncle’s moisture farm on the planet of Tatooine; he was very sheltered from the outside forces and wars that were going on around him. He never knew his biological parents or his twin sister, as his mother died while giving birth and his father, Anakin Skywalker, was a Jedi Knight for the Jedi Forces, but had slowly been seduced over to the Dark Side. Luke’s father had separate his two children for safety purposes and left Luke on the desert planet of Tatooine while his sister Leia, was place on the planet called Alderaan.

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