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Importance of the hero's journey
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Authors and filmmakers dramatically change the concept of a “hero”. In the story Perseus the concept of a hero of being clever and brave changes when making a remake of the story but in the movie of Percy Jackson and The Lighting Theif. The film changes the journey in Perseus the hero takes changes when put into a movie, the hero type and archetypes are transformed into a modern look in Percy Jackson, and the theme concept from Perseus to Percy changes drastically. Perseus and Percy Jackson are supposed to be similar but that is not the case when it comes to any of those things. The hero’s journey is one of the biggest differences.
First, the hero’s journey differed partially because of the monsters they faced. Both did face medusa but
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Perseus faced the three gray sisters.
Also the hero’s journeys actually began differently. Percy's began at a museum and Perseus began in a castle. The age of both were similar but not exactly, Percy was 16 and Perseus was 15-19 years old, so it is possible they were the same age but most likely not. We know the age of Perseus because the author stated, “ in his humble hut Perseus grew into a fine and valiant youth…” (D’Aulaires 116). This proves that he was 15-19 because being claimed as valiant youth is like being a young man. In the plot structure with Medusa being the climax of the Perseus story it is not like that in Percy Jackson and the lighting theif. The climax of Percy Jackson's story is when Grover, Annabeth, and Percy must fight Hades in the underworld. In the perseus story, the climax is the slaying of Medusa. In the underworld Percy has his biggest fight against Hades, but Perseus big explosion during the story was killing Medusa. In both the film and story they use Medusa’s head to defeat enemies. Percy had used the head to stone the hydra and his step dad. In the Perseus story, unfortunately he stoned the King and Queen which was not his intention. The text states, “ Unfortunately, the king and the queen also looked at the Gorgon’s head and they turned into
stone.” Finally, the resolutions changed from (Perseus) Perseus moved from grandfather’s city, so he moved to Mycenae. When Perseus and Andromeda died Zeus put them into the sky as constellations. In Percy they change it to something more relatable with getting back with lost family and staying in your true home. His true home being the training place. He stayed to train and fight for the good of the world. The text says, “ Perseus no longer wanted to love in his grandfather’s city Argos.” (D’Aulaires 121)This showing him moving but in the film, Percy decides to stay with his friends instead of going home with his mom(Percy Jackson and the Lighting Theif). The hero archetypes and hero type has been transformed from the Perseus story to the Percy Jackson film. Next off, the author changes the hero archetype in Perseus to Percy Jackson from Prodigy to misfit in the film. Percy Jackson was given ADHD and was thought to be dyslexia. This was later found to be him reading in greek tongue.(Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief). Percy overcomes his difference of the dyslexia when he goes to the museum and uses his difference to answer a question. He also uses his difference of being a demigod to defeat the Luke by using his water controlling powers. Perseus hero theme was the prodigy. He was born into the role of a hero. The text states, “slay the monster Medusa and bring me her head,” and “no man who had ever set out to kill Medusa had come back, and the king was sure that now he was forever rid of Peruses”. (D’Aulaires 116). This proves that he is a hero because later in the story Perseus does slay the unbeatable monster in Medusa. Perseus hero type was good vs evil. He always was fighting against the evil monsters. Never did he disobey the gods or the good side. The author says, “ but pursues sprang into the air, dived at the monster and drove his sword deep in the monster and drove his sword deep into its throat”. The sea monster died and he saved Andromeda saving someone is good and defeating the evil beast. In Percy Jackson the type of hero changes to more of a redemption hero type. He believes he needs to redeem himself because he feels his mother's death is his fault. So he tries to redeem himself by going to the underworld and getting his mother back, while doing so he defeats hades and goes through ridiculous challenges. The theme concept from Perseus to Percy Jackson changes drastically. In Percy Jackson the theme concept changes from the Perseus story. The percy Jackson theme is all about finding out who you are. He finds this through friends and family, also discovering his powers. In Perseus the theme concept is about cleverness and courage. This is proven when the author states, “ ...Pursues swooped down, and with one deft stroke he cut off the Medusa’s head.” (D’Aulaires 117). It takes courage to even go after the undefeated monster and cleverness to beat her. The theme concepts are similar but not as much as they are different. The similarities include having courage, but overall the two are different. The author states, “ But Perseus refused to leave..”. Previously the author stated, “ Flee, or you too will be devoured by the sea monster.” (D’Aulaires 120). This shows courage to even dare stay and help someone that guarantees death. In Percy Jackson, he shows courage by going to the underworld and fighting a god. There are no other theme similarities. All the differences they have are unbelievable. First of all, the way Medusa is killed is different. In Perseus he only has himself to defeat the beast. Percy had two other demigods to help beat Medusa. The film maker adds other villains that Percy has to face. Percy has to face a hydra, Hades, Medusa, and brain washing food. In the text the author says, “ the three gray sisters wailed and begged for their eye…”(D’Aulaires 118) Thats a villain that Percy does not have to face they change the opponents each hero had to face. The last difference between the two is how they find themselves. Perseus just knew that he had powers. Percy had to learn it through a couple of teachers while on a field trip. Which one was later found to be a demigod as well. The journey in Perseus the hero takes changes when put into a movie. The hero type and archetypes are transformed into a modern look in Percy Jackson. The theme concept from Perseus to Percy changes drastically. Clearly, film makers completely change the concept of being a hero.
The settings are the Grey Sisters Place, some place with Athena, island of the Gorgons, Into the air, and Atlas’s island. The settings are different because it has more than Perseus. The events are that Perseus was sent off the quest, He then gets a lot of gifts after that he goes to see the Grey sisters and steals their eye then goes to see Atlas she gives him the hat of darkness. After that goes to Medusa’s cave and he cuts off Medusa’s head, he escapes Medusa's sisters. The event is different because he has a lot of things to do before going and killing medusa and in the poem Perseus he just got a shield and cut her head.
In this essay I’m writing about Theseus and the Minotaur and The Lightning Thief. Theseus and the Minotaur is about when Theseus discovers that people of Athens are being given to the minotaur. Theseus slays the minotaur, and restores peace in Athens after sailing home safely, but then finds out his dad killed himself. What The Lightning Thief and Theseus and the Minotaur have in common is, both main characters take big risks even though they are dangerous. Even though The Lighting Thief and Theseus have different outcomes, they both show that taking risks can be dangerous, but it’s worth the risk if it’s for a good cause.
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...teristics and literary devices. The general archetypical description of a hero follows an outline of a muscular figure and super abilities. Yet on the contrary, in myths, heroes may not possess any of those traits. Whether the so-called hero is learning their lesson, overcoming struggle or even descending into darkness, all heroes share some similar and almost identical characteristics. A vast majority of all mythological heroes share the same basic idea which, helps audiences identify whether or not the character is indeed a hero or not. From story to myth or fairytale to drama, the hero is one character who changes the plot entirely. Whether that hero may be saving a burning building, or discovering who they are themselves, our heroes all give us hopes and dreams that one day even our worth will be recognized by ourselves and others as our admirable hero’s are.
Overall, Riordan uses different mythological characters, to create a modern adaptation of the story of Perseus. Riordan does so in a way that a younger audience can understand and even relate to in this day and age. The main point Riordan is trying to get across, is this idea of heroism, and using children’s imaginations to make this happen. However, he doesn’t only use Percy to be portrayed as the hero, he also uses Grover, and also Annabeth, who both help Percy along his quest.
Perseus was born to Danae and the Greek god Zeus. Acrisius, the father of Danae, was told by the oracle of Apollo that Danae’s son would kill him. After finding out that Danae had her son, Perseus, Acrisius shut Perseus and Dane up in a large chest cast the chest out to sea. After a while out in the sea, they landed on the island of Seriphos, where they were saved by the king Polydectes’s brother, Dictys. Polydectes, after hearing about Danae, wanted her to marry him. In order to get rid of Perseus, so that no one would be able to stop him from marrying Danae, Polydectes came up with a plan. He pretended to be marrying the daughter of one of his friends and required everyone to bring him a wedding gift. Polydectes knew that Perseus, being very poor, would arrive empty-handed. Perseus vowed that he could bring Polydectes anything that he wanted and so Polydectes demanded Perseus to bring him the head of the gorgon Medusa, hoping that he would be killed. Perseus set off on his adventure to kill Medusa and while stopping to rest one night in an unknown land, Perseus realized how hopeless the adventure seemed to be. “Gorgons were horrible, instead of hair they had black serpents that writhed on their head, they had brazen hands that could...
The fact that Percy Jackson has friends is incredible. It is an unshakable fact that any friend of his within a ten-mile radius will be in a life or death situation with him by dinner, and they are not always as lucky as he is. However, that is getting ahead of ourselves. Over the course of the five-part contemporary young adult series, Percy Jackson & The Olympians, the titular character, Percy Jackson, must embrace his Greek God parentage and save Olympus with the help of his fellow demigods. The aim of this paper is to discuss his Hero’s Journey throughout the series, provide an in-depth character analysis, and draw parallels between Percy and the three classic Greek heroes of mythology: Perseus, Theseus, and Hercules.
To start off the analysis of the two characters, I’d like to begin with how these epic heroes are similar.
In the movie, Perseus, the mortal son of Zeus, fights the monsters of the underworld to stop them from taking over the heavens and earth. The story according to the Greeks, Perseus, the mortal son of Zeus, goes on an adventure to recieve the head of Medusa to save his mom from marrying King Polydectes and along the way falls in love Princess Andromeda. Between the two stories there are similarities and differences in each version.