ipl-logo

The Role Of The Hero's Journey In Literature

606 Words3 Pages
The Hero’s Journey is one of the most used archetypes in literature today. The Hero’s Journey consists of three steps that all heroes must go through to become legendary. Those steps are The Departure, The Initiation, and The Return. It is believed that Joseph Campbell’s “monomyth” is the foundation for many of our favorite hero tales. Some of these amazing stories and movies include Forrest Gump, by Winston Groom, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, and my favorite, The Hobbit- An Unexpected Journey, by J.R.R Tolkien. The main character and hero in The Hobbit is Bilbo Baggins. He too goes through the steps of the Hero’s Journey. The first step in the Hero’s Journey is very hard for Bilbo Baggins as he has to choose between staying in the comfort of
Open Document