The importance and value of a mentor is often immeasurable in most stories, whether fictional or not. Whatever obstacle, or challenge the protagonist faces after entering a literal or figurative underworld, the journey they partake in before facing this event greatly molds their character. The evolution the protagonist undergoes is character building and significantly important to the storyline. Without a mentor present for this evolution, the protagonist may not gain the wisdom or assurance needed to seize the quest.
For most romance narratives, the protagonist begins in their childhood stage. While in this stage of the story they are often immature, and innocent. Following the childhood stage is the initiation, which is where the character
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pushes trough the threshold and takes the presented quest upon them. Afterwards the protagonist enters the underworld, where they descend into hell, literally or figuratively. Finally the temptation portion of the plot takes place that leads the protagonist into the obvious temptation. In any romance narrative a large amount of the plot is spent between the initiation and underworld stages, as this is where the protagonist prepares for the quest. During this time a mentor can help push the plot forward and increase character connections. The job of a mentor is to be somebody who guides another less experienced person. The ability to guide another comes from giving advice and being a role model to them. In the romance narrative circle the protagonist normally has a lot of doubt and anxiety surrounding the quest, which in turns makes the character hesitant in pursuing the quest. These feelings of uncertainty derive from the risks and dangers associated with the quest, as well as the unwillingness to partake in the quest as the protagonist wishes to stay safe in the comfort of what they already know. However a mentor can then step in and assist the character through a mental evolution. The mental transformation this character makes is what helps us become attached to them, making the story memorable and enticing for the audience. One mentor that often comes to mind is Haymitch Abernathy from the romance narrative The Hunger Games.
In this particular romance narrative the protagonist, Katniss, volunteered herself as tribute, in her younger sisters place, to fight to the death along with other children and teens all for the rich governments pleasure. By Katniss risking her life in a moment of distress in the hopes to save her sister, she desperately needed a mentor to guide her through this unimaginable situation. Haymitch, having won The Games when he was only 16 years old and then mentoring tributes just like Katniss and Peeta for 23 years, has a lot of experience and intelligence when it comes to strategies of winning “The Games”. On the other hand, Katniss is a very narrow minded person who typically doesn’t listen to other people, so she was incredibly lucky to have Haymitch as her mentor because his ability to get through to her greatly contributed to her coming out of “The Games” alive and victorious. Some ways that Haymitch contributed to Katniss’ mental evolution was by directing her in a way that let her follow her instincts while still doing what she needed to do in order to survive. One example of how Haymitch did this was by telling her to make sure everyone remembers her so sponsors would donate life saving necessities to her, while she was fighting for her life in The Games. She was memorable to the sponsors because of her natural satirical humour as well as her kind heart, which …show more content…
Haymitch encouraged her to play on. Mentors are what create the relationship that pulls at the audience’s heart strings, help to drive the plot forward in times of doubt and depression, as well as show another side to the character they are mentoring.
Many romance narratives would not be as popular or successful as they are if they did not have a mentor. No matter what the obstacle, challenge, or quest a character may face, the wisdom, advice, confidence, and assistance a mentor offers to another is immensely influential in a positive way for any romance narrative. In a lot of stories, mentors do not receive the credit they deserve as the protagonist is always the hero, but if you think about it, the protagonist may have not been a hero without the great help of their
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This book shows what a role of a mentor has on someone’s life. It is a simple story about an unlikely pair of friends who learn the meaning of trust to overcome their failures and turn those failures into
A mentor is a trusted guide who shows you the way in life. Through the mentors of Pi and Antonio, they help save and point them to the right way in life. In the novel Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, Ultima shows Tony that good can always overcome evil, no matter how evil it may be. Life of Pi by Yann Martel, shows that Pi can face his fears by the help of a big Bengal tiger in a small boat, and that the littlest things in life can change the course of how your destiny awaits.
The role of the mentor is to “protect the main character,” (Literary Devices, 4) and “through the wise advice and training of [the] mentor … the main character achieves success” (Literary Devices, 4). The mentor is as important to the story as the main character and is often a critical part of the hero accomplishing his quest. Some examples of the mentor are Yoda from Star Wars, Atticus from to Kill a Mockingbird, and Hagrid from the Harry Potter series. In many situations, the mentor is such an effective teacher because they themselves have at one point been in the hero's position. The are able to teach the hero how to defeat a dragon because they once conquered one themselves; they can help the hero overthrow the king because they once dethroned a ruler.
In Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, the only living winner of the Hunger Games from District Twelve is Haymitch Abernathy. The Hunger Games are basically a death sentence, especially to those who hail from the outer districts. It’s a reminder that all of Panem is controlled by the Capitol and “at their mercy” (18). Haymitch is introduced right off the bat as a “paunchy, idle-aged man” and being very drunk. (19) “But at least two families will pull their shutters, lock their doors, and try to figure out how they will survive the painful weeks to come.” (10) Being forced to kill people takes a toll, especially when these kids are still so young. They’re being forced to fight for their lives and through Haymitch, Collins presents a character
“Winning will make you famous. Losing means certain death.” Suzanne Collins’ book, The Hunger Games, illustrates a dystopic future in “the country that rose up out of the ashes of a place that was once called North America.” (pg. 21). Katniss Everdeen lives in District 12 of Panem where the totalitarian government, run by the Capitol, separates her district from the 11 other districts and places clear class separations. Katniss is obligated to play in a fight to the death tournament, called the Hunger Games. If Katniss had been on her own in the Hunger Games, she most likely would have died, however, her survival skills did benefit her. In the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss receives help before and in the arena that help her survive. Katniss receives help during an incident involving tracker jackers, killer wasps. She also gets much needed aid from her sponsors. Together with the help of others Katniss receives, she still her own survival skills that strengthen her game.
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She often puts others happiness above that of her own, especially when it comes to those who are close to her. For instance, as her sister’s name is announced as tribute Katniss panics and gasps, “I volunteer! I volunteer as tribute!”(Collins, 2008) offering to take her sister’s place. Katniss would rather risk her own life in a situation where she is sure to fail, than have her sister Prim be endangered, displaying that she values her life more than her own. Later, as she visits with her family for the last time Prim suggests, “maybe you can win” but Katniss doubts herself, “I can’t win… The competition will be far beyond my abilities” (Collins, 2008). She truly believes that there is no chance of her surviving which shows how poorly she thinks of herself. Though she thinks little of herself, she thinks even less of her mentor Haymitch, even going as far as to call him “disgusting”. After having to endure him and his drunken antics on the train ride to the Capital, Katniss declares to herself, “I realize I detest Haymitch” (Collins, 2008). He is a drunk, who no one is overly thrilled to be around and unfortunately or maybe even fortunately, he is all she has to help her with the
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, was a book about trials. The main character, Katniss Everdeen, had to face many challenges and trials, both physical and psychological. In this essay I will be focusing on the three toughest trials Katniss had to face:The physical overcoming of her opponents, the psychological pain of leaving the ones she loves, and the change in herself she had to overcome. The challenges were not easy for Katniss.
Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take part in the annual Hunger Games, a game where kids from each district fight to the death. She is partnered with a guy named Peeta from the same district. They go to training, and the Hunger Games begin. Finally, after many hardships and challenges, Katniss and Peeta win the Hunger Games
Money is power in the U.S. and as such society is controlled by the powerful. Shall a film maker (writer, director, or producer) want their film to be a box office success the film must be created by the normative standards that have been set by those controlling the industry. Typically those regulating the media are the banks and a number of media companies (Horne, 2001; Mantsios, 2013). The Hunger Games (2012), directed by Gary Ross, is no different in the way that it lures the audience to anticipate and praise the film but lacks to extrapolate the subtle message of class inequality to its audience. Additionally the film fails at thoroughly considering class division and challenging race relations and hints subtly, but significantly, at racial inequality.
What are you supposed to do when your government makes you sacrifice 24 lives every year? How do you deal when they are innocent children, ranging from ages twelve to eighteen? Written by Suzanne Collins, in 2008, "The Hunger Games" is a masterpiece of unfairness, righteousness, and the rebelling against the wrongful doing of government. While the government reigns supreme, it is unfair and dehumanizing.
Romance narrative is a type of writing that usually features a hero and his journey or quest. The hero reaches a transcendent goal through tests or trials. The narrative is often represented as a circle because the story begins with the hero’s goal. It then continues with the hero’s journey through the difficulties that he must overcome to achieve that goal and finishes with the initial goal accomplished. It’s a popular format because it externalizes the internal struggles that people face in their own lives in overcoming problems and especially in defining themselves as they transform from childhood to adulthood. The narrative follows a pattern of initial innocence, acceptance of duties and trials, then failure and despair. The failure is
Other relationship of mentors and mentees in history included Socrates and Plato, Freud and Jung, and Hayden and Beethoven. Myths and Fairy tales use mentors, as Charlotte in Charlotte’s web and Shazam in “Captain Marvel Comics” (Merriam,1983). In these cases, as per Maddex, the mentor figures showed the attributes of consultants, aides, or backers who offer knowledge and direction
The novel Anthem by Ayn Rand and the movie The Hunger Games directed by Francis Lawrence and Gary Ross are popular among teens because they can relate to them by the high expectations put upon them. In a dystopian novel or movie, there is a dystopian protagonist. A dystopian protagonist is someone who often feels trapped, struggles to escape, questions existing systems, believes or feels as if something is wrong in the place they live in, and then helps the audience realize the effects of dystopian worlds. These are both good examples because it takes us on a walk through the protagonist's life and only then do we see what dystopian really is.
Many young people just need to be motivated and given a fair chance at success. Young people need mentors to help them find their way and to help them stay focused. Mentors play an intricate roll in your lives and are sort of liaisons between your parents or guardians and your educators.