Joseph Campbell developed an idea that heroes follow a “monomyth”. This “monomyth” incorporates a separation from a person’s regular world and into a new world. The character, along with assistance, then faces trials and conflicts that need to be overcome. After conquering these trials, the character crosses the return threshold and returns to the normal world with a new perspective. I want to believe that everyone’s lives can follow this journey. However, not all people have the essential assistance or the ability to conquer all the problems that society throws at them. Is it an internal or external factor that drives people to make bad choices? Accomplished athlete, bright future, and stable home were descriptions of the local college kid who authorities arrested for planning an armed robbery. Mug shots filled the television screen; it was the top story on our local news. Questions flew as how could someone, who had everything going for him, get so far off track. My initial thought was that he took his talents for granted. However, another …show more content…
The book supports my conclusion that there is no true evil, but there is conflicting good. For example, the North thought slavery was inhumane and wrong. However, the South would say they are helping the African Americans with housing, food, and water. Both sides had different ideas of what was right. However, Huck doesn’t let society define him because he is amoral. He is not going to listen to what anyone has to say to him and he is going to help his friends. When Huck is hiding Jim, there comes a time when two slave catchers ask if there are any slaves on board. Huck is able to convince them there is only his sick father on board. In reality, Jim is hiding in the bedroom. Huck questioned the rules of his society and went with his instincts and did not turn Jim into the