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Compare And Contrast Star Wars And The Hunger Games Hero's Journey

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The hero's journey Star Wars and The Hunger Games have many similarities and differences. Even though stories can take place in completely different places the hero's journey can still be alike. The beginning of the hero's journey in both of these stories are pretty similar. In The Hunger Games, the call to adventure is similar to it in Star Wars because Luke and Katniss both have to go into a fight. The tests allies and enemies part is pretty similar to because they both battle and really find out what they are up against. The reward near the end is very similar to because they are both awarded something for winning a fight. More things in this book that are different. In the very beginning Obi Wan Kenobi tells Luke that he needs to fight

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