When a friend is taken captive, when there is a long journey ahead, should another wait for the friend to come back or keep going? When a friend is left behind to be eaten by a lion, should another turn back and risk their life to save them? These questions were answered by Aravis, Hwin, Bree, and Shasta with no hesitation. Their answer was to put the other person before themselves. The crew in The Horse and His Boy show endless amounts of loyal companionship throughout their merciless journey. Their friendship is shown by never leaving anyone behind, risking their own lives for one another, and remaining selfless through all of their merciless trials. Aravis, Hwin, and Bree first showed their companionship while Shasta was mistakenly taken …show more content…
capture by the royals of Narnia.
Towards the beginning of their journey, Shasta was mistaken for a prince of of Archenland, named Corin. The Narnian royals took him in and treated him as a prince, keeping him overnight. Shasta eventually escapes but worried that Aravis, Hwin, and Bree would leave him behind due to his delay. Shasta did not have high expectations for his friends at first, as he illustrated by saying, “He was a little worried about Aravis and Bree waiting for him at the Tombs. But then he said to himself, ‘Well, how can they help it?’ and, ‘Anyway, Aravis thinks she is too good to go about with me, so she can jolly well go alone,” (Lewis, 77). Shasta had no hope in Aravis and was not expecting her to have cared for him. Nevertheless, the author explains, “In this idea about Aravis Shasta was one more quite wrong. She was proud and could be hard enough but she was true as steel and would never have deserted a companion, whether she liked him or not,” (Lewis 85-86). Aravis may have seemed unreliable on the exterior, due to her ignorance toward Shasta, but on the inside, she truly …show more content…
valued companionship, no matter who her companion was. She was not a huge fan of Shasta at first; regardless, she showed her companionship to him by waiting until he had escaped his capture. Shasta was so quick to assume the worst in Aravis. Although, he was pleasantly surprised and motivated by his friend’s dedication. They all could have just fled and went on their own which would be the most convenient option. Instead, they decided to wait because they could not leave their traveling companion behind. This shows true, genuine friendship and loyalty. There is another aspect to this companionship that has even more excitement, which may be hard to believe. Shasta displays incredible companionship toward Hwin and Aravis when he turns around to save them from the lion.
The crew was just about to reach Archenland, their final destination, which was when they heard a snarl from behind them. Shasta was riding on Bree and Aravis on Hwin. Shasta and Bree were in front, just about to escape the lion. However, they turned back to see that their dear companions were about to be lion dinner. Shasta immediately jumped off of Bree, turned around, and went back for Hwin and Aravis, who were about to be killed. He described the moment by explaining, “It hurt horribly and nearly winded him; but before he knew how it hurt him he was staggering back to help Aravis. He had never done anything like this in his life and hardly knew why he was doing it now,” (Lewis 143-144). Shasta was brave in doing this ,considering he had never done anything brave before in his life until this trip. This is a selfless act that his companions will never forget. Next, the narrator explains his actions by saying, “Shasta, half mad with horror, managed to lurch toward the brute. He had no weapon, not even a stick or a stone” (Lewis, 144). This is where the risking their lives for one another comes into play. Shasta literally dove into a lion, with no weapons, all to save his friends. Shasta was selfless and courageous for his companions. After the leap, Shasta screamed at the lion to go away. The lion listened, and fled. Shasta somehow managed to save his friends
from this near death experience. Shasta displayed sacrifice and bravery when he jumped from Bree and ran towards the lion. He was willing to end his life to save his friend and that shows his true morals. Although Shasta was never taught morals or values by Arsheesh, he just knew what was right by nature. Companionship is not always just courageous acts, sometimes the small ones have just as big of impact. Although this next act is not the same as jumping in front of lions, it still has a big impact and is just as important. Bree felt extreme remorse the day after the lion attack because he did not go back for his friends. He sadly exclaims, “Slavery is all I’m fit for. How can I ever show my face among the free horses of Narnia? I who left a mare and a girl and a boy to be eaten by lions while I galloped all I could do to save my own wretched skin!” (Lewis, 150). In summary, Bree felt guilty and undeserving of Narnia since Shasta had displayed such better companionship than he had. His friends had two options regarding what they could do in this situation. The easier option would be to not forgive Bree and blame him for not trying to save his friends. The other, more difficult option, would be to forgive Bree and comfort him. This is a selfless act that of course all of these companions possess. Aravis reminds him, “We all ran as hard as we could,” and “I know, I felt just the same. Shasta was marvelous. I’m just as bad as you Breed...But I think it would be better to stay and say we are sorry than to go back to Calormen,” (151). Aravis in this quote is choosing forgiveness. She could have guilted Bree for leaving her and Hwin behind. Instead, she comforted him and told him just to apologize and move on. This was a selfless act, as no one for a second blamed Bree for only saving himself. This is how a true companion would react. Through the tough, relentless trials and marvelous, exalted triumphs this group displayed inspiring companionship to one another no matter what the circumstance. When one was taken away for awhile, he was not abandoned in any way. Instead, he was just a small delay for the rest. Even when they were being chased by lions, no excuses were made. One risked his life to save the other. Lastly, they did not assign guilt or blame when Bree ran ahead without them. Instead, they lifted him up even when the he actually was in the wrong. This displays selflessness which is a true necessity to companionship. Companionship carried this crew through their entire journey. Without their loyalty and trust in one another they would not have made it through alive.
The specific explanation of a scene can change depending on who sees it and how they choose to interpret it. The scene of the book that I have chosen is on page 99-102. The scene is when the Vaqueros bring in wild colts from the mesa stuck out to me. The scene shows John Grady’s knowledge and care of horses and shows the common misconceptions of a horse by Rawlings. The scene also shows the level of confidence that John Grady has in his own ability with horses and the trust that Rawlins has in him when it comes to break the horses in only four days. As the owner of the ranch gave the permission to try, while still say in not so nice a way they had no chance, you can assume he had faith in them.
In the film Hocus Pocus the directors use the Journey and the Adventurer archetypes to show that as humans we would sacrifice our lives for the one's we love because we can’t imagine
Looking towards the second protagonist, Andy can also be a good role model for young boys. Even though the events that lead Andy into the war are not admirable he does show great attributes during the war. Andy is a young man of courage, maturity, mate ship and just like Henry, integrity and honesty. When faced with danger Andy is quick to quite literally step up to the mark. In combat, the soldiers were hastily called to ‘man the fire step’. Andy showing bravery and courage was the first to volunteer himself, manning the fire step all through the night. It is through these sole actions the reader gets a taste of Henry and Andy’s personalities, highlighting the minor messages in this book such as honor, mate ship and responsibility. If we were to look at the boy’s love lives, we would see the more prevailing message of relationships. Henry and Andy both face hardships in their romantic lives. With Henry in a struggling, unhappy relationship with his girlfriend (Marcelle), Henry finds himself more attracted to his friend’s girlfriend (Janine). When his friend (Trot) is killed off the most un-fascinating and foreseeable way possible, it leaves Henry in a sticky situation. Through all this, Henry can stay true to his moral code just like a real Aussie. On the other side, Andy also gets himself into a sticky situation when he regrettably impregnates a girl (Frances-Jane) while in another relationship (Cecelia). However, Andy does not abandon Frances but instead turns to her and his unborn baby for comfort in his time of darkness and despair. He shows integrity and honesty by choosing to tell Cecelia the truth. In the time of Andy’s story this was an orthodox thing to do. The author accentuates the belief through that even if society tells you it’s the wrong thing to do it is sometimes best to stick to your morals. The actions of these young men are a good influence to the social,
Every hero’s journey begins with the call. Gene is called to adventure by Finny, “‘You work to hard,’ Funny said, sitting opposite me at the table where we read. The study lamp cast a round yellow pool between us. ‘You know all about History and English and French and everything else. What good will Trigonometry do you?’” (Knowles 23). This statement had the power to bring Gene out of his shell, instead of working on his studies Finny wants him to have fun, beginning the journey that will change his life forever. However, soon after, Gene also refuses this call to adventure to then take it again, “‘Wait a minute,” I said more
To summarize, the Hero’s Journey is a challenging process, yet Holden answered to his call of journey, undertook challenges under rigorous environments, and finally returned with satisfactory with aides from the helpers.
Lewis and Hazel’s journeys were not effortless, but because of their determination they were able to keep the morale high within their groups.
When the man and boy meet people on the road, the boy has sympathy for them, but his father is more concerned with keeping them both alive. The boy is able to get his father to show kindness to the strangers (McCarthy), however reluctantly the kindness is given. The boy’s main concern is to be a good guy. Being the good guy is one of the major reasons the boy has for continuing down the road with his father. He does not see there is much of a point to life if he is not helping other people. The boy wants to be sure he and his father help people and continue to carry the fire. The boy is the man’s strength and therefore courage, but the man does not know how the boy worries about him how the boy’s will to live depends so much on his
The human need to be relatable is unquenchable. We love to be able to see parts of ourselves in others, and to be able to feel like our idols are not untouchable. The Hero’s Journey format is one that can be found in almost any story, even in real life. Overall, it is the perfect recipe for keeping readers engrossed. Another place the journey has shown up is in Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand and Odyssey by Homer. These two stories—one a biography, the other, an epic poem—are so effective in their storytelling, it is easy to see how authors today continue to use the same method to make stories that grab the readers’ attention. What makes them most alike, however, is the emotions and thoughts they have the power to provoke.
In the book All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, symbolism is shown in multiple different ways. Symbolism is the usage of symbols to represent ideas and qualities. When reading the book, in the beginning these symbols do not tend to stand out, but as the plot continues symbols are found everywhere. Multiple symbols are used throughout the story like horses, blood and water. Some more less-noticeable symbols are dust, religion, and sunsets.
To fully appreciate the significance of the plot one must fully understand the heroic journey. Joseph Campbell identified the stages of the heroic journey and explains how the movie adheres meticulously to these steps. For example, the first stage of the hero’s journey is the ordinary world (Campbell). At the beginning, the structure dictates that the author should portray the protagonist in their ordinary world, surrounded by ordinary things and doing ordinary tasks so that the author might introduce the reasons that the hero needs the journey in order to develop his or her character or improve his or her life (Vogler 35). The point of this portrayal is to show the audience what the protagonist’s life is currently like and to show what areas of his or her life are conflicted or incomplete. When the call to adventure occurs, the protagonist is swept away into another world, one that is full of adventure, danger, and opportunities to learn what needs to be learned. T...
“All I know is, I sort of miss everybody I told you about. [….] Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody” (Salinger 277). Holden Caulfield comes in contact with many females throughout the novel. Some of them are for better, and some cause him to be more depressed. Holden is currently in a mental institution. He is telling a psychoanalyst everything that has happened to him a few weeks before last Christmas. In J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye the author demonstrates how two characters can help Holden hold his sanity or can make his whole world fall apart through the use of Sally and Phoebe to show that relationships can be difficult and confusing or the exact opposite.
These timeless tales relate a message that readers throughout the ages can understand and relate to. While each of these tales is not exactly alike, they do share a common core of events. Some event and or character flaw necessitates a journey of some kind, whether it is an actual physical journey or a metaphorical one. The hardships and obstacles encountered on said journey lead to spiritual growth and build character. Rarely does a person find himself unchanged once the journey is over.
In ‘horse,’ the speaker describes a horse being betrayed and then killed in a small town in Texas. The first two stanzas described the horse thundering towards outstretched hands being attracted to a field of corn but instead it is attacked by a group of white teenage boys who leave it mutilated. The sheriff of the town does not do anything because he believes that it is in their nature to do so. In the last stanzas the Mexican owner puts the horse out of his misery and someone tries to pay him for the damage. His people are disappointed because they believe that money could not make up for the death of the horse but, they do nothing about it. It would seem the horse in the poem is meant to represent the Mexican culture and how it is being eradicated by the dominant white society in the United States.
Many authors are recognized by a reoccurring theme found throughout their works. The author D.H. Lawrence can be classified into this group. He is well known for his reoccurring theme that romantic love is psychologically redeeming. He wrote “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” , a short story that exemplifies this theme quite accurately, in 1922 (Sagar 12). Through excellent use of symbolism in “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter”, Lawrence renders his theme of romantic love being psychologically redeeming through the emotional development of the two main characters, Mabel and Dr. Fergusson.
All stories consist of a few common structural elements found universally in myths, fairy tales, dreams, and movies. They are known collectively as The Hero’s Journey. Understanding these elements and their use in modern writing is the object of our quest. Used wisely, these ancient tools of the storytellers craft still have tremendous power to heal our people and make the world a better place (xxvii).