Jude yaldoo Mrs. Vendittelli Freshman English 12 March 2024 Personal Narrative A time in my life that resembles the hero journey is when I came to brother Rice for the first day. I did not know what to expect. I came from public school so I knew it was gonna be different, but I didn’t know if it would be in a good way or a bad way. In one way I was coming from school with 6th through 8th graders. Now I’m at a school with 9th through 12th graders. I have a lot more homework to do and study. I had to make a lot of new friends coming from a new school. First, there is a huge difference being at a school with older kids than younger kids, because the teachers treat you differently, and expect more out of you. Well, being around middle schoolers at school is different …show more content…
I think more about their future and being more responsible at school with doing their work because they know it depends on their future. Furthermore, I did not expect high school to be this challenging coming from my previous school it was pretty easy I had no more than half an hour of homework every night and a test no more than once a week but now I have to study at least an hour a day and have a test in every class at least every other week coming to a new school could be hard for a lot of kids because they do not know a lot of people and I’ve been coming from different schools. Luckily, I came from a school with a lot of my friends who are going to polarize and I had a lot of friends from other schools going to brother rise through sports and mutual friends, this made it a lot easier to come to brother eyes because it made it feel more comfortable and relaxed another way. It helped me as I played sports in the summer so it helped me meet people then, but this was still a very big change in my life going to the school with all new people, after being with the same people for the past eight years, it was a big change that I had to get used
The author, Sherman Alexie, is extremely effective through his use of ethos and ethical appeals. By sharing his own story of a sad, poor, indian boy, simply turning into something great. He establishes his authority and character to the audiences someone the reader can trust. “A little indian boy teaches himself to read at an early age and advances quickly…If he’d been anything but an Indian boy living in the reservations, he might have been called a prodigy.” Alexie mentions these two different ideas to show that he did have struggles and also to give the audience a chance to connect with his struggles and hopefully follow the same journey in becoming something great. By displaying his complications and struggles in life with stereotypical facts, Alexie is effective as the speaker because he has lived the live of the intended primary audience he is trying to encourage which would be young Indian
Catton, Bruce. “Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts.” Readings for Writers. 13th Ed. Jo Ray McCuen-Metherell and Anthony C. Winkler. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning, 2011. 428-31. Print.
The Hero’s Journey is a basic template utilized by writers everywhere. Joseph Campbell, an American scholar, analyzed an abundance of myths and literature and decided that almost all of them followed a template that has around twelve steps. He would call these steps the Hero’s Journey. The steps to the Hero’s Journey are a hero is born into ordinary circumstances, call to adventure/action, refusal of call, a push to go on the journey, aid by mentor, a crossing of the threshold, the hero is tested, defeat of a villain, possible prize, hero goes home. The Hero’s Journey is more or less the same journey every time. It is a circular pattern used in stories or myths.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian showed all of the problems that arose in Junior’s journey. From poverty and alcoholism to bulimic semi-girlfriends, he had so many excuses to stop, but the passion of his dreams pushed him forward. Like a hero, Junior continued, determined to do well and build a greater future for himself. An example that showed Junior’s passion for education and desire to achieve his goals was when he threw an old geometry textbook at his teacher: “My school and my tribe are so poor and sad that we have to study from the same dang books our parents studied from. That is absolutely the saddest thing in the world…My hopes and dreams floated up in a mushroom cloud” (Alexie, 31). Junior clearly understood his disadvantaged education and he was very upset about it. He longed for a better education. Junior was passionate about education, because it would allow him to achieve his goals and break the depressing pattern he was trapped in. Bravery and determination are caused by passion, and heroes are very passionate about their actions. Passion clearly drove Junior when he walked to school, since he said, “Getting to school was always an adventure…Three times I had to walk all the way home. Twenty-two miles. I got blisters each time” (Alexie, 87). Putting all of this effort into simply going to school, Junior must have had
In Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, the main character Arnold, also known as Junior, has many health issues, and notably stands out in the crowd. It does not help that he is a poor Indian boy that lives on a reservation, and that he decides to go to an all-white high school. Many of his experiences at school, and on the Reservation, impact his identity. Experience is the most influential factor in shaping a person’s identity because it helps gain confidence, it teaches new things, and it changes one’s outlook on the world.
Crane, Stephen. A Mystery of Heroism. Elements of Literature: 5th Course - Pennsylvania Edition Essentials of American Literature. Holt Rinehart & Winston, 2004. 435-31. Print.
Joseph Campbell studied ancient greek mythology for many years. Joseph filled each stage of the journey very well. He accepted all the challenges he got and all the help he needed. He really knew how to fulfill all those stages. Like everyone goes through a heroic journey everyone has to have a story to tell. My story is very contrasty from Joseph’s because he really knew what all the stages meant. My hero's journey consists of my threshold crossing which was when I started depending on myself more than I did on others, my helpers/mentors like my parents, teachers,my sister and many more influential people in my life and my rewards were getting awards in school, having a nice family, and many friends.
While reading this novel there is a freshman, Arnold, who ends up facing many issues during his freshman year and had to overcome poverty, bullying, racial issues, and even loss of support from family and friends. Using Arnold as an example, these students can take his motivation and ways to move forward from these terrible issues. Arnold even says that, “I used to think the world was broken down by tribes. In black and white. By Indian and white.
When he opens up the cover of the textbook he sees his mother's name. Junior is so upset that their school is so poor that they are still using books from thirty years ago. Demoralizing thoughts roam through his head while thinks about the rez’s economics. His hope starts to drift away after thinking about the terrible state of the rez: “My hopes and dreams floated up in a mushroom cloud. What do you do when the world has declared nuclear war on you?” (Alexie 31). Junior’s starts to lose hope for his dream of breaking the norm of an indian because of un-advanced and poor the rez is. He needs to maintain his hope and look past the poverty and problems of the rez. If Junior were to give up and lose hope, his future would end up being the exact same way as his parents and most adults on the rez. Hope is a key component to Junior and his future
At the age of thirteen, most children are still naïve to their future self-professions. However, in 1915, a boy at the mere age of thirteen was encouraged by his English teacher to become a writer (French 1). Unbeknownst to the teacher, the boy would arguably become a writer on equal terms to D.H. Lawrence, John Keats, or William Faulkner. The boy in question is John Steinbeck. Though Steinbeck’s era was a time of isolation and sorrow, between the economy and global conflicts the desperate times allowed many opportunities for Steinbeck. For example, he would intentionally immerse himself in unfavorable conditions that others experienced without a choice. In particular, the experiences with the Great Depression and World War II allowed John Steinbeck to change the world with a pen and paper.
In the novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”, the protagonist, Junior, undergoes many life-changing events. He has to leave the reservation he lives on, and go to a mostly white school. Over time, he makes friends and goes through different school functions, and deals with problems that arise at home, as well as school. In the end, he undergoes a lot of loss, but overall ends with a hopeful look to the future. Many of the challenges he goes through require hard work.
The use of literature helps express individuals with how they lived their lives to others. The power of literature tied with the idea of life helps promote to create an intriguing storyline for other people to read about. Literature and the idea of life are the main components that form into “life passages.” “Indian Education” expresses the situations, adversity, influences, successes, and the mindset of the protagonist through his academic career, which fits the theme of “life passages.” Particularly, the mindset of Alexie is critical to look at. Throughout his schooling years, many external and internal challenges were presented as he grew up such as social prejudice, bullying, and lack of positive engagement from others. Specifically, in third grade, Alexie’s teacher confiscated his artwork and punished by forcing him to stand in the corner of the room. Alexie’s artwork was of a “Stick Indian Taking a Piss in my Backyard.” Furthermore, his friends and classmates e in his neighborhood who are Native American usually amount to little success. However, for Alexie to graduate as Valedictorian from what he overcame and suffered, and to be triumphant against all the odds speaks a lot to his
Junior makes fighting seem so common among Native Americans that he’s shocked when he punches ‘Roger the Giant’ without him retaliating” (Milton). Milton conveys the idea that remaining consistent with a single set of beliefs can be dangerous, indirectly implying the importance of observing and learning aspects of other cultures to further self-development. Victor Malo-Juvera, an English professor, analyzes the consequences that Junior faces through integrating himself into the white community of Reardan, “Determined to salvage his future, Junior changes schools despite knowing that he will be considered a traitor [...] he helps lead his team into the playoffs and gains widespread accolades and social acceptance, but it is his final game against his former high school and Rowdy that cements his treason” (Malo-Juvera 46). Malo-Juvera implies that Junior’s loss of respect and dignity from his tribe members represents the price to be paid in his journey of positively redefining his identity and what his culture is truly capable of.
Dr. D is a cardiothoracic surgeon. He was my hero. He may well still be, even though he is a throw-back to the days when I was more concerned about science than symbolism.
It took about four films for me to realize, but David Fincher is one of my favorite directors working today. I’ve liked all his movies to varying degrees, and those I’ve like less than most people, like “The Social Network,” I’m eager to see again so I can revaluate them. The Fincher film I’ve wanted to see the most for quite some time, is “Zodiac,” his sometimes forgot 2007 serial killer film. I was ecstatic when this movie appeared on Netflix. I was less ecstatic after watching it, as it ranks as my least favorite Fincher film so far.