Hunger Games, Hobbit, and Star Wars are alike when it comes to the hero's journey. But there are also differences in these stories when comparing them to the hero's journey. The four parts in the hero's journey were there are differences and similarities is test / allies / enemies, mentor, approach, and the ordinary world.
The test allies and enemies part in these stories are in some way similar. In the hunger games and star wars and hobbit they kill their enemies to defeat them. In star wars they blow up the death star. In hunger games katniss and peeta kill cato to win the games. It's a little different in the hobbit but the dragon gets killed by bard who was not on the quest to get the treasure. the differences in these books is
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how they kill their enemies. In hunger games they kill cato with an arrow. In star wars luke bombs the death star so then the death star blows up and kills everyone. And in the hobbit a guy named bard from lake town kills the dragon. So bilbo’s group does not have to kill the dragon.as you can see there are both similarities and differences between these three books. when comparing them to the test allies and enemies part of the hero's journey. The mentor in these three books also have similarities along with differences.
The similarities between these three books for the mentor is all the mentors are wise. In hunger games haymitch has been in the hunger games so he has wise information to offer to peeta and katniss. In star wars obi wan kenobi is a master jedi and knows a lot of the empire’s weakness. So he can teach luke the weakness of the empire. And in the hobbit gandalf knows part o the path theri taking to the lonely mountain. So he knows what their going to run into so then he can prepare bilbo and the team. The differences between these books is that the mentors have their own strategies. Gandalf gives suggestions and tells bilbo that he has to lead the team. In star wars obi teaches luke the weakness of the empire so luke can be a good jedi. In hunger games haymitch teaches peeta and katniss how to act at the capital and what to say. so they have more sponsors so they more a chance of winning the hunger …show more content…
games. That's not all, the approach part in these books also have similarities and differences.
The similarities are the main characters hold back. In the hunger games katniss stays up in the trees and wait for the carers to come then she kills them. In star wars han solo was holding luke back from saving the princess. And in the hobbit they were in that hole and occasionally tricking smaug with bilbo and his magic ring. The differences in these books is their strategies worked in different ways. Like in the hunger games katniss strategy worked and she won. In the hobbit the team just lucked out and the dragon was killed before they were spotted in the hole. IN star wars luke almost made it to the spot but the tie fighters were right on his tail then han solo killed them. Before the ty fighters could kill
luke. Finally., in these books the ordinary world also has similarities and differences. The similarities in these books is the main characters were just like everyday people. In star wars luke was a farmer. In the hunger games katniss was a hunter that traded her animals at the hob. And bilbo was just an ordinary hobbit. The differences in these three books is how the main characters lives were. Like in the hunger games katniss had a hard time feeding here family since her mom never helped her. Like the part where she was going through everyone's trash trying to find food and the baker got mad at his son that he burnt the bread. Then peeta gave katniss the burnt bread. In star wars luke was probably well feed because he had a farm. So overall he had an easier life than katniss. In the hobbit bilbo had the best life out of all of them. He had food and good furniture and a decent house. In conclusion, These three books have a lot of similarities and differences when It comes to the test allies enemies, mentor, approach, and
In both books they share some traits, even though they may not look anything alike they are. both of these novels are dystopian novels and many characters share similarity’s.
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