The Lion King Hero's Journey

 The Lion King has a clear hero's journey.
 Ordinary world:
When Simba is born and all the roaming around the kingdom. When he is hanging around his father and dealing with king ordeals. And when he and Nala are exploring the dark place. Everything leading up to the call

Call to adventure:Mufasa’s death, Scar taking over Pride Rock. Simba is left to come to terms with putting his father in a situation where he died(implicit), and He has to reclaim his throne.

Tests, allies, and enemies; After the call Simba meets Timone and Pumba. He grows up, learns many things about being independent and strong, and eventually reunites with Nala and she tells him about his enemy Scar and what has come of the kingdom. Later he will also have the support of Rafiki.

Refusal to call:When Nala tells him what he needs to do, and go back to Pride Rock. Simba refuses because of the guilt of his father’s death.

Meeting the Mentor:He meets Rafiki and Rafiki proceeds to show him what he must do.

Crossing the threshold: After being greeted by the ghost of his father, and being taught and tested by Rafiki he accepts that he must go face his past guilt, and he must reclaim his throne from Scar.

 

Approaching the inmost cave: When Nala, Simba, Timone, and Pumba come to see what the kingdom has become, It darkens.

The ordeal:Simba comes to Scar and his mother. He gives Scar an ultimatum. He must confront the past. He tells his pride his responsibility in the death of his father. Scar talks of how he kills Mufasa. He makes Scar admit he killed Mufasa. His allies and he then confront the hyena army. Simba confronts Scar face-to-face. He tells Scar to run. Scar and Simba then engage in combat. The hyenas then kill Scar.

Ressurection/rebirth: Simba after the victory, and having come to terms with the death of his father reclaims the kingdom and rules over the kingdom well

The road back:Simba must reclaim the throne and rule over the kingdom.

Return with the elixir: Simba is at peace with the events. He also is now able to make the kingdom of Pride Rock return to its former glory.

Modern Day Heroes

http://www.cbs46.com/story/26419484/good-samaritan-saves-children-trapped-in-house-fire

          Heroes today differ a lot from heroes of legend. In myths and stories heroes follow a formula where the same steps of a journey almost always happen. Now , in the modern world the only consistencies with the formula are the call to adventure, the first threshold, and the ordeal itself. "Eddie Hamilton didn't hesitate when he found out a nearby neighbor's house was on fire and three children were trapped inside." In Georgia a man saves three kids from a fire ; He is a hero but the steps that he took are not as clearly defined, or documented as that of tall tales. When Hamilton saw that fire he knew what had to be done, this was his call to adventure.

          The crossing of the threshold and the ordeal are key to being a hero. Crossing the threshold involves making the choice of doing the heroic act and the heroic act of itself is the ordeal. Hamilton talks about going from looking onto a fire to a heroic act,  "They were at the window screaming when I knocked it out. I just told them to back up. I knocked it out and got them out." The quote depicts the exact moment when Hamilton crossed the threshold of being a normal person to being the hero that saves lives. Every hero crosses the threshold of leaving personal duties behind to do something for a cause greater than oneself. Hamilton goes on to describe details of the ordeal itself  "I jumped in the window and crawled across the floor until I found him and drug him to the window." The quote shows the ordeal of the burning house and the act of saving kids from said house. The ordeal is what the journey leads up to, the purpose of the hero.

          A hero is plainly someone who does something for the good of something bigger than oneself. The steps leading of a hero can differ despite there being a near foolproof "Heroes Journey" for legends involving heroes. Most all heroes will have to have a calling to the adventure or cause, make the decision to heed the call(crossing the threshold), and have the ordeal or confrontation of making an impact helping the cause. Heroes are timeless, people who dedicate themselves to helping something bigger than themselves will always be heroes.

Practice Post

 My first day of school met my expectations pretty accurately. It was novel to see some of my friends that  I had not seen over the summer. The novelty and any fun was soon gone when the the monotony of school set in. Some classes were more fun than others. I had some good friends in some classes but unfortunately sometimes "learning" in school is just dumb.