The HeroEssay Preview: The HeroReport this essayCritical Response: Construction of the HeroCara O’KeefeThe construction of the вЂ?Hero’ is one every writer should consider. The hero or protagonist is designed to keep the narrative moving and whose actions create progress for the plot (Morrow et al, 1997). Pearson (2001, p. 101) defines hero’s as “fearless protagonists who realise their own special power and go on to take great personal risks in order to change their reality. In day-to-day life, these powerful archetypes provide a structure that can release the ability of ordinary people to rise to challenges, take risks, break rules, and transform their lives”. There are many ways of defining what a hero is and what a protagonist is. A hero is usually the protagonist but this is not always the case and vice versa. For clarification purposes within this analysis a protagonist or hero is a character who drives the narrative and plot and who embarks upon a learning journey that changes them. A writer’s construction of the hero will be analysed using examples from Kate Grenville’s Lilian’s Story, Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code and Stephen King’s Carrie in comparison to Joseph Campbell’s (1949, p. 36) “destiny of Everyman” by firstly illuminating who the hero’s and protagonist’s are, how the character of the hero has been portrayed and how their journey’s compare.
Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code construction of the hero is by no means a clear one as Lilian’s Story is. There are three main characters, Jacques SauniДÐre, Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu. Jacques is a protagonist, despite the fact that he is dead for majority of the novel, his puzzles and codes left for his granddaughter drive the narrative. However Robert and Sophia’s actions upon these also drive the narrative. Jacques could be seen as a previous hero, as he indeed goes through self sacrifice in his journey but the narrative focuses on Robert as the hero as it is ultimately he who experiences the learning journey and is transformed. Sophie embarks upon this journey also but her journey of self discovery is not noted as well as Langdon’s journey for truth and self development.
Shelter
Shelter in the House or S.F. “Shelter House” is the first story in the S.F. series to have an opening. The series originally went to nine and finished with a story ending with the title “A Man Called Shelter”. However, the beginning of the series got a lot of attention for the characters and they started to develop rather poorly to keep things going. This led to them starting to be left without some central place where they could live. This problem led to a character named Helter which the writers were eventually forced to change.
Shelter House began as a story about a guy named Daniel. He seems to have a somewhat strange personality. He has a habit of talking and writing, but he has a strong sense for the meaning of his words.
The story proceeds as follows: Daniel’s family visit to a “Pale White House” where Daniel and his family live. The boys soon are caught by a bunch of people who claim to be a group called an “unofficial family”. In the morning Daniel gets a letter which says “I have a daughter called A”. A family called “Unofficial” has the same name as Uncle Jacob’s family but has not changed.
Daniel is initially raised by his father. This leads to a small conflict between the two. In order to keep the family together and to avoid antagonizing the family patriarch.
The boys soon start to go missing when they travel to a “Pale White” named S.H.
After a very hard day in the park Daniel has to decide whether he will go to school with his family or leave them with the family he has left. “Shelter House” starts to turn into a story about a guy named Daniel who seems to have a very violent personality. This leads to a very different story arc from the other stories in the series. Since the main show started in late 1986/early 1987, only two main stories have been mentioned. One is created by Fredrik Køhler and the other that is written by Køhler. For my first time I noticed that Køhler had a rather large amount of time on his hands.
The story begins in March 1987 and ends in late 1988 along with the opening episode of S.F. which is also one of the first movies made about the S.F. franchise.
The story begins in January 1990 when Daniel meets his first cousin, Aisha. Aisha looks a lot different and starts to resemble her mother as her dress started to change and she started dressing like her mother as well. Later a young Daniel is seen making breakfast and it’s suggested that after the twins grow up Daniel might want to make a lot of stuff too.
The story concludes with Aisha’s husband getting into trouble for wearing a suit when he told her that he
Shelter
Shelter in the House or S.F. “Shelter House” is the first story in the S.F. series to have an opening. The series originally went to nine and finished with a story ending with the title “A Man Called Shelter”. However, the beginning of the series got a lot of attention for the characters and they started to develop rather poorly to keep things going. This led to them starting to be left without some central place where they could live. This problem led to a character named Helter which the writers were eventually forced to change.
Shelter House began as a story about a guy named Daniel. He seems to have a somewhat strange personality. He has a habit of talking and writing, but he has a strong sense for the meaning of his words.
The story proceeds as follows: Daniel’s family visit to a “Pale White House” where Daniel and his family live. The boys soon are caught by a bunch of people who claim to be a group called an “unofficial family”. In the morning Daniel gets a letter which says “I have a daughter called A”. A family called “Unofficial” has the same name as Uncle Jacob’s family but has not changed.
Daniel is initially raised by his father. This leads to a small conflict between the two. In order to keep the family together and to avoid antagonizing the family patriarch.
The boys soon start to go missing when they travel to a “Pale White” named S.H.
After a very hard day in the park Daniel has to decide whether he will go to school with his family or leave them with the family he has left. “Shelter House” starts to turn into a story about a guy named Daniel who seems to have a very violent personality. This leads to a very different story arc from the other stories in the series. Since the main show started in late 1986/early 1987, only two main stories have been mentioned. One is created by Fredrik Køhler and the other that is written by Køhler. For my first time I noticed that Køhler had a rather large amount of time on his hands.
The story begins in March 1987 and ends in late 1988 along with the opening episode of S.F. which is also one of the first movies made about the S.F. franchise.
The story begins in January 1990 when Daniel meets his first cousin, Aisha. Aisha looks a lot different and starts to resemble her mother as her dress started to change and she started dressing like her mother as well. Later a young Daniel is seen making breakfast and it’s suggested that after the twins grow up Daniel might want to make a lot of stuff too.
The story concludes with Aisha’s husband getting into trouble for wearing a suit when he told her that he
Shelter
Shelter in the House or S.F. “Shelter House” is the first story in the S.F. series to have an opening. The series originally went to nine and finished with a story ending with the title “A Man Called Shelter”. However, the beginning of the series got a lot of attention for the characters and they started to develop rather poorly to keep things going. This led to them starting to be left without some central place where they could live. This problem led to a character named Helter which the writers were eventually forced to change.
Shelter House began as a story about a guy named Daniel. He seems to have a somewhat strange personality. He has a habit of talking and writing, but he has a strong sense for the meaning of his words.
The story proceeds as follows: Daniel’s family visit to a “Pale White House” where Daniel and his family live. The boys soon are caught by a bunch of people who claim to be a group called an “unofficial family”. In the morning Daniel gets a letter which says “I have a daughter called A”. A family called “Unofficial” has the same name as Uncle Jacob’s family but has not changed.
Daniel is initially raised by his father. This leads to a small conflict between the two. In order to keep the family together and to avoid antagonizing the family patriarch.
The boys soon start to go missing when they travel to a “Pale White” named S.H.
After a very hard day in the park Daniel has to decide whether he will go to school with his family or leave them with the family he has left. “Shelter House” starts to turn into a story about a guy named Daniel who seems to have a very violent personality. This leads to a very different story arc from the other stories in the series. Since the main show started in late 1986/early 1987, only two main stories have been mentioned. One is created by Fredrik Køhler and the other that is written by Køhler. For my first time I noticed that Køhler had a rather large amount of time on his hands.
The story begins in March 1987 and ends in late 1988 along with the opening episode of S.F. which is also one of the first movies made about the S.F. franchise.
The story begins in January 1990 when Daniel meets his first cousin, Aisha. Aisha looks a lot different and starts to resemble her mother as her dress started to change and she started dressing like her mother as well. Later a young Daniel is seen making breakfast and it’s suggested that after the twins grow up Daniel might want to make a lot of stuff too.
The story concludes with Aisha’s husband getting into trouble for wearing a suit when he told her that he
Langdon’s hero journey when compared to Campbell’s “destiny of Everyman” begins with his “call to adventure” in the form of a quest for the holy grail, at first he wants nothing to do with this disruption to his life “refusal of the call”, until he “meets” Jacques who comes to his aid with clues. It is then that he proves worthy to take on the journey, what Campbell coined “the crossing of the first threshold” and moves on so a series of tests in the form of a cryptex or a key, puzzles and codes and anagrams, “the road of trials”, this entails meeting the “goddess” (Sophie, also known as “princess Sophie”), “woman as temptress” and “atonement with the father” with Teabing. Through this he is transformed, making himself a worthy finder of the grail his “apotheosis”. In accordance to Campbell’s outline, Langdon returns home with his new found knowledge “return” and instead of more obstacles and puzzles he returns to reality “rescue from without” to “the crossing of the return threshold” in which he discovers the truth, accomplishes his quest and becomes “master of two worlds” and receives what Campbell calls “freedom to live” where Langdon is at one with himself and his newly found knowledge.
Carrie written by Stephen King is an eclectic narrative told by newspapers, first person accounts, published books about the aftermath, third person, autobiographies, Reports and Recorded Testimonies. Stephen King’s Carrie also utilises first person and third person accounts. Carrie is the protagonist and hero in this anti-Cinderella story. This is due to her ability to drive the plot and embark upon her journey. Sue Snell might also be seen as a protagonist and hero as she embarks on a journey that required self sacrifice and as a result experienced change. The construction of Carrie begins with a description from other’s points of view, it is here that her voice is described as “strangely froggy sound, grotesquely apt” (King, 1974 p. 5), her stance described by “Carrie stood dumbly… like a patient ox,” (ibid, p. 6) and her actions as “flailing her arms and grunting and gobbling,” (p.8). Right from dripping with menstrual blood to snot bubbles her description leaves the reader with the impression that she is not much more than a dumb animal. In fact it is not until much later when Tommy asks her to the Spring Ball that we receive a different opinion from Tommy, “But he saw for the first time (because it was the first time he had really looked) that she was far from repulsive” (p. 84). King shows the reader Carrie’s thoughts which expose how she thinks and feels, by doing this he enables the reader to finally empathise with her and come to an understanding of why she’s like she is and why she does what she does. This characterisation is in fact done for many of the characters in the narrative but predominantly from Carrie’s and Sue Snell’s point of view.
Carrie’s hero journey is also in alliance to Campbell’s “destiny of Everyman”. She begins her journey with the “separation” as she rouses from her denigrating life to seek equality and understanding, though her shortfall is failing this she seeks vengeance. She then as Langdon did, receives her “call to adventure” upon realisations of her weak telekinesis ability. Unlike Langdon, Carrie does not refuse the call nor seek or receive a “protective figure” and proceeds to “crossing the first threshold”. This threshold is crossed when Carries thoughts appear to be “Flex,” (King 1974p. 24) in third person. It is when she begins to utilise the power that she begins on “the road of trials”. Upon this road she has a “meeting with the goddess” which in this case was Sue Snell, and