In the past few weeks, the term monomyth was actually something that I had prior knowledge of since watching heroic films at a young age. In the past few weeks after watching the interview with Joseph Campbell and reading the Monomyth article online the wikipedia, in simple words it just meant the hero's journey. It describes and lists all the stages a hero encounters along his or her adventure. In my experience watching these films, there was at least a hero or a group of heroes that would go on a quest with either personal purposes or a purpose that had to deal with saving a nation or the typical saving the world. These trials would test the hero's abilities and would determine whether the hero had what it takes to overcome the situation. If he/she did then a reward would be bestowed or their goals and dreams would be fulfilled. Sometimes the hero doesn't start with the initiative to go on an adventure but eventually finds that reason as they proceed. In the film 'Spirited Away', Chihiro goes on a quest with the goal of saving her parents, but she originally had no intention on going on a quest and becoming a hero. This call to adventure was perhaps her destiny that had chosen her and from the experiences she had to go through, she had matured beyond being a child by understanding what love meant. Knowing all this, what I learned from the hero is that he/she sets a positive standard and becomes a role model to the viewers. The lessons they depart to us is that anything is possible if you strive towards a dream/goal. Facing struggles and learning how to deal with them instead of hiding fdrom them is the lesson of maturity and that is what will make us become a better person.
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