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The Monomyth In Star Wars A New Hope

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Star Wars a New Hope works incredibly well within the monomyth framework. If we step back and look at the monomyth in its 3 main parts of Departure, Initiation, and Return we can see all of these represented very clearly. Luke Skywalker the main protagonist in this story receives his call to adventure or Departure from the his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi, Kenobi asks Luke to help him deliver this droid to help the rebellion but he is immediately rebuffed as Luke only sees himself as a farmer and not an adventurer. This refusal of the call is another example of Star Wars following the monomyth format. When Luke learns that his Uncle has been killed by the empire he accepts Obi-Wan’s call and begins his road of trials which marks the start of his Initiation. Luke and his mentor attempt to find a ship that can take them to Alderaan so they may deliver the droids, when things …show more content…

He finds out that Princess Leia is onboard the Deathstar and he knows that she must be saved. Luke is successful in this pursuit but it is not without any casualties, Luke loses his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi. This could be considered the ordeal if we are referring to Christopher Voglers version of the monomyth. His reward is he obtained what he was seeking all along, to be a pilot in the Rebel Alliance. However this story is far from over, once Luke returns these droids and they discover that the Deathstar is susceptible to a once in a lifetime shot from a single pilot, this marks the beginning of the Return. Luke and his fellow fighter pilots enter this final battle knowing many lives will be lost, several pilots have the opportunity to take the shot but they miss, when Luke’s turn arises he turns off his computer assisted aiming system and instead decides to use the force, he is successful and destroys the Deathstar. This marks the Resurrection or the Rebirth of Luke Skywalker, he goes from a farmer on a faraway planet to the hero of the Rebellion, he learns to use the force and will never be the

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