{"id":11,"date":"2017-10-04T04:54:35","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T04:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/paulcarr35\/?p=11"},"modified":"2017-10-04T04:54:35","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T04:54:35","slug":"the-influence-of-a-heros-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/paulcarr35\/2017\/10\/04\/the-influence-of-a-heros-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Influence of a Hero&#8217;s Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I read the article \u201cA Practical Guide To Joseph Campbell\u2019s \u2018The Hero With a Thousand Faces\u2019\u201d by Christopher Vogler, I realized that this hero circle concept is used in almost every country and every region around the world and has been for some time. The significance of this is that we are all more alike than we think we are. Since all the stories and tales have similar components, cultures that seem to contrast each other are more similar than they seem. Stories can connect different cultures and once they break through the language barrier, they can let outsiders see into an unknown world and further understand how others live their lives. This can also apply to history, such as the many renditions of Beowulf or the first heroes journey, The Epic of Gilgamesh. These texts provide an insight into the past and proves that people throughout history were more relatable than the majority realizes. Stories like these can and should be used to bond people and cultures.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.idwpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/JUL073811_11.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for beowulf\" width=\"168\" height=\"260\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelsherlockauthor.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/12\/gilgameshd.png?w=1030&amp;h=430&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Image result for epic of gilgamesh\" width=\"318\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I first saw the stages of the hero\u2019s journey, I immediately thought of Bilbo Baggins in the book \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d. In his book, J.R.R. Tolkien follows the hero\u2019s journey almost exactly. The story starts in the Shire and he is called to adventure by the thirteen dwarves and a wise old wizard named Gandalf. He reluctantly leaves his home and continues on his way with many different tasks and trials including run-ins with trolls, elves, goblins, Smeagol and of course a greedy dragon. During the battle of the five armies, he is knocked out and literally resurrects when he takes of the ring. He then returns to his hometown a changed man and also a lot richer because of the gold he was awarded.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.universeguide.com\/pictures\/bilbobagginswithring.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for bilbo baggins\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I read the article \u201cA Practical Guide To Joseph Campbell\u2019s \u2018The Hero With a Thousand Faces\u2019\u201d by Christopher Vogler, I realized that this hero circle concept is used in almost every country and every region around the world and has been for some time. The significance of this is that we are all more &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/paulcarr35\/2017\/10\/04\/the-influence-of-a-heros-journey\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Influence of a Hero&#8217;s Journey<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2127,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"qubely_global_settings":"","qubely_interactions":"","kk_blocks_editor_width":"","_kiokenblocks_attr":"","_kiokenblocks_dimensions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"gutentor_comment":0,"qubely_featured_image_url":null,"qubely_author":{"display_name":"paulcarr35","author_link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/paulcarr35\/author\/paulcarr35\/"},"qubely_comment":0,"qubely_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/paulcarr35\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","qubely_excerpt":"When I read the article \u201cA Practical Guide To Joseph Campbell\u2019s \u2018The Hero With a Thousand Faces\u2019\u201d by Christopher Vogler, I realized that this hero circle concept is used in almost every country and every region around the world and has been for some time. 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