Character Analysis: The Hero's Journey

The Hero’s Journey

Two narratives that clearly represent and show the typical storyline of The Hero’s Journey are The Hobbit and Shrek, both stories, conduct of the archetypal character “The Hero” starting as a mediocre person and getting a challenge set for them, they set off to overcome the challenge and, on this journey, they learn valuable skills and return with a new way of looking at life. These three sections are significant to ‘The Hero’s Journey’ because they help ‘The Hero’ develop into a stronger and smarter character. These three sections include The Refusal, The Approach, and The Mentor Helper.

The Refusal is near at the beginning of the story and generally happens after ‘The Hero’ has been confronted with a challenge that they

The Approach often comes in the lead up to a climatic event in the story where danger may be lurking. The approach in Shrek is when he and donkey go to save Princess Fiona from the castle that is guarded by a dragon. As they approach the castle Shrek has to think of a plan of how they will save the princess. ‘Donkey, you go over there and see if you can find any stairs and ill go this way and find the dragon.” This shows that Shrek has developed into a mindset where he makes plans. This is important in ‘The Hero’s” development and will help them in other sections of the monomyth. The approach in The Hobbit is at the stage where Bilbo enters the cave and encounters Smaug, the dragon, for the first time. “Well, thief! I smell you and I feel your air. I hear your breath. Come along! Help yourself again, there is plenty and to spare!” Smaug says, at this moment Bilbo must adapt and think-quick which is just another step in his development. The Approach is a very important part in the development of ‘The Hero’ because this is where things such as setbacks occur, causing the character to have to find a new approach to overcome the challenge, therefore, enabling ‘The Hero’ to develop and grow as a