There are similarities and multiple differences between the way the authors of I Am Malala and The Hobbit portray the hero’s journey, and most are differences. First of all, the biggest difference in the hero’s journey for the novels was the assistance. In I Am Malala, Malala’s father stays by her side during her journey in sharing her beliefs, but Gandalf leaves Bilbo early in the journey.Furthermore, the assistance in the hero’s journey is very important, because it contributes to many things that happen later on in the story. If Malala’s father had left in her journey, she probably wouldn’t have been shot, nor would she have gotten a Nobel Peace Prize, because she would have never met the reporters who helped her spread her beliefs; If Gandalf had stayed with Bilbo and the dwarves like Malala’s father had stayed with her, they never would have been caught by the wood elves and they would have never had to defeat the giant spiders, …show more content…
The departure was portrayed in two different types of ways. Bilbo’s departure was more straightforward because he was literally leaving his home and starting the adventure, while Malala’s was more of a metaphorical departure because her practice with speeches in the mirror made her confident; Her confidence caused her to go into the trials stage of the hero’s journey, which was doing public speaking and spreading her beliefs. In addition, the trials were different. Bilbo’s numerous trials had different consequences that were very fictional, and unimaginable, while Malala’s trials often repeated themselves and had similar consequences like being targeted by the Taliban. This makes sense, considering the fact that one novel is fiction, and the other is nonfiction. To conclude, these two parts of the hero’s journey are portrayed differently simply based on the fact that they are two different types of
I Am Malala is a nonfiction novel about a girl who fought for her beliefs and as a result, suffered through a big crisis. There are similarities and differences between the way the authors of these two novels portray the hero’s journey. The most obvioust difference in the hero’s journey in these novels was the assistance or guidance. In I Am Malala, Malala’s father stays by her side throughout the journey
Annalia Avila Dunning Humanities 3rd 5 October 2017 TITLE How can one decide what classifies a hero’s journey? Is it one specific detail or multiple details that compile into one common thing? The answer to this is simple, because it could be both.
These two characters in the book have contrasting characteristics but when
The first element in Tyre’s theory is “(1) those who hunt for treasure” and The Hobbit obviously follows by this first step because that is what the ‘unexpected journey’ is (Tyre 2). In this novel, Bilbo is introduced to us as a typical hobbit because he “never had any adventures or did anything unexpected” (Tolkien 4). Fortunately, Gandalf led Thorin and his company to attain Bilbo as their exclusive burglar. This is where The Hobbit begins to relate to Tyre’s theory because treasure is actually being hunted. At this point, Bilbo is beginning his journey physically and spiritually.
When people go places and step out of their comfort zones, sometimes they come back a different person. In The Hobbit, Bilbo is an ordinary hobbit, but after his adventure, it is apparent that Bilbo is now a hero. Three events that occur that show this transformation are when Bilbo jumps over Gollum, when Bilbo slays a spider, and when Bilbo travels to the Elvenking and Bard in order to make peace. The moment Bilbo leaps over Gollum demonstrates to the reader how Bilbo is beginning to go from hobbit to hero.
Michael Shermer, a science writer and historian of science said, “Humans are pattern-seeking story-telling animals, and we are quite adept at telling stories about patterns, whether they exist or not.” In J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, the main protagonist, joins a group of dwarves to recover their lost, forgotten gold from Smaug the dragon. Joseph Campbell’s A Hero with a Thousand Faces, he states that many legendary heros follow a pattern in their adventures. Matthew Winkler has his own ideas of the heroic quest pattern, stating the hero's follow a pattern of eleven stages. Both The Hobbit and the heroic journey have similar elements with departure, initiation and then return.
In the novel, The Hobbit by J.J. Tolkien, Bilbo Baggins as a character grows tremendously. He goes from caring about nothing besides his cakes and tea, to opening up to a whole different world outside of the Shire. As the book begins, Bilbo is put to the task of reclaiming a place known as the Lonely Mountain by a wizard named Gandalf, after such request Bilbo states “Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you”(Tolkien 4) and ultimately shows his cowardness. Throughout this journey, Bilbo changes for the best.
It is an industry standard that fantasy writers are often dreamers who want to experience unexperienced. Tolkien presumably embodied himself into Bilbo. As it was absurd for a little hobbit to join a quest of slaying Smaug, the dragon, it seemed to be an absolutely lunatic idea to think that one can create a whole new universe with such an overwhelming complexity. When Tolkien, against all the expectations, managed to start doing so, he realized that he was being swallowed by this “reality” and that he could not go back easily, which led him to ascribe similar fate to his protagonist, the hobbit. Bilbo eventually overcomes all the obstructions and gets back home, where he can live the most ordinary life which had never satisfied him before.
In the previous essay regarding the meaning of a Biblical hero, the word “hero” is never truly defined. Rather, the essay explores the three pinnacle qualities a hero must not have. These three title-stripping characteristics were the possession of hate for their enemies and lack of discernment. Thus, if a person, elf, dwarf, or hobbit does have these qualities, then they are not a hero. The prior essay leaves no definition for what qualified someone as a hero if they pass the preliminary character test.
Mr. Baggins follows the aspects of the hero’s quest by beginning in the ordinary world. For example, his life is described as “ The Baggins had lived in the neighborhood of the Hill for time out of mind, and people considered their respectable because they never had … any adventures…”(Tolkien 2). This shows how Mr.Baggins starts of in an ordinary world. Bilbo's life is simple and quiet.
These differences were different, but still the stories binded under a
The “hero’s Journey” begins with a call to an ordinary individual to leave the ordinary world. This calls prompts the individual to leave the common life to venture into the realm of the unknown. The journey continues with the individual leaving the ordinary world to descend into the special world. The decent into the special world brings the individual through different adventures and experiences that reveal weakness and allow for strength and development to conquer those weaknesses. Bilbo baggins journey represents the “hero’s Journey”as he leaves the ordinary world as an ordinary hobbit,enters the special world as a developing warrior,and returns as an unexpected hero.
The journey that Bilbo endures transforms him into a hero. Bilbo encounters many tests and trials throughout the story which reveal character. These courageous actions display the heroic character of Bilbo. Throughout The Hobbit, Bilbo displays the universal message that anyone can develop into a hero. Even the smallest and seemingly weakest creatures and people can become as great as Bilbo.
This is being portrayed through the author separation of characters into the two distinctive
Therefore, the Boy’s “Hero’s Journey” in The Road, while certainly not a traditional Hero’s Journey, does contain several key elements of the journey, such as a mentor, tests, and a supreme ordeal. However, the atypical journey of the Boy, particularly the lack of a clear denouement, allows the Hero’s Journey of the Boy to become open to the interpretation of the reader, and therefore allow the reader to transpose their own experiences and journey to the Boy as he struggles to keep the fire