CHARACTER(SPIDER-MAN)

Ive seen many heros and the one im most like is Spiderman. The main reasons are because he is caring, strong, and still can fight when he needs too. First of all spiderman was caring and used to run around saving citizens and fighting off evil guys. I think i do the same the same thing but i dont actually look for people to save. When i do see someone in trouble or in need of assistance, i help. Another thing is he is very strong! He lifts cars and punches through walls to ward of evil doers. I mean i cant do none of that but i do go to the weight room to get BUFF so i can handle the guys on the basketball floor. Last but not least he fights the opposition because they are always doing the wrong things. i am the same way. Well i dont actually go around looking for fights but if i feel like something is very wrong i will dish out a BUTT whipping. lol. Well me and spidey are pretty similar and its pretty obvious to see that we are one in the same.

2/2 monday response

The practical guide was a great way to start off the reading. It talked about Joseph Campbell and his book The Hero with a thousand Faces. In this book his ideas are about the main points of heros in an adventure. The practical guide explains that a heros journey has traditional points that are used in almost every hero story. He uses many examples such as star wars and beverly hills cop. There are twelve main points which are consistant throughout all of the stories and movies that are popular in todays culture. The book explains each of the twelve of the parts and shows its importance.

Many of the key points related to my life. When i went off to college i encountered many of the twelve parts of a heros journey. At first i started in my ORDINARY WORLD, which most heros start in. This was me being at home. Then i was CALLED TO MY ADVENTURE, which was around the time school was beginning. I REFUSED THE CALL but after meeting with MY MENTOR aka parents i was ready to CROSS THE FIRST THRESHOLD. This was very difficult for such a hero like me because by the time this was happening i had to start a whole new life in my new dorm. I had to go through TESTS and meet new ALLIES and even ENEMIES. So this points definitly find a way to correlate with my life.

Reading this book helped me see that this can connect to the first week of class. Although we didnt have many disscussions i can see that some of the points in a heros journey reflect my encounters with people and my professor in class. I had to meet new allies jus like a hero would do after they crossed thier first threshold. Meeting K. Robinson also made me realize that i have found a mentor that i can talk to if i needed help with writing. I actually hit an inmost cave just like a hero. I was going to drop the class for an easier one but by goin in i faced my fear and realized i had a professor that was willing to work with her students.

1. Do all hero stories have at least 10 0f the 12 points in thier journeys?
2.Can a hero story be made without these key points?
3.Are all hero stories basically the same pattern of events?