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I'm currently summarizing Campbell's monomyth theory for my thesis, and as I write down the stages, my mind kept flashing scenes from Lords of the Rings trilogy, with Frodo as the hero (since arguably, you can debate that there are several other 'hero' figures in LotR):
Call to adventure: the herald come in the form of Gandalf and the arrival of the One Ring.
Refusal of Call: initially Frodo refuses, but realize the dire consequences of his refusal.
Supernatural Aid: Gandalf, (the old man) who also sets out to find additional helpers to guide Frodo.
Crossing of the First Threshold: when Frodo steps out of the Shire. It was even mentioned in the movie, but by Sam.
Belly of the Whale: he's finally out in the world, where everything is alien and unknown, and as dark as it was for Jonah in the belly of the whale.
And that's just the first stage. Now I kinda wished I could just write a monomyth for LotR, but that would be damn easy and predictable, and I had to apply it to something native to my country and unexplored, hence the Hang Tuah legend. But the more I'm researching the more I realized Hang Tuah does NOT follow the monomyth pattern. This sucks. Why do we look up to this guy anyway? Is there no one else? Seriously, there's tons of female figures in Malay myth adn legends (Tun Teja, Puteri Gunung Ledang, Mahsuri, Puteri Santubong, Tun Fatimah, etc), but when it comes to the guys it's always back to the fearsome five. What gives, people of my culture?
I need a work in progress icon. I hope I can graduate with Masters next year. Although by then I have to decide whether or not I wanna continue working at Kino or leave for a higher paying job.
Call to adventure: the herald come in the form of Gandalf and the arrival of the One Ring.
Refusal of Call: initially Frodo refuses, but realize the dire consequences of his refusal.
Supernatural Aid: Gandalf, (the old man) who also sets out to find additional helpers to guide Frodo.
Crossing of the First Threshold: when Frodo steps out of the Shire. It was even mentioned in the movie, but by Sam.
Belly of the Whale: he's finally out in the world, where everything is alien and unknown, and as dark as it was for Jonah in the belly of the whale.
And that's just the first stage. Now I kinda wished I could just write a monomyth for LotR, but that would be damn easy and predictable, and I had to apply it to something native to my country and unexplored, hence the Hang Tuah legend. But the more I'm researching the more I realized Hang Tuah does NOT follow the monomyth pattern. This sucks. Why do we look up to this guy anyway? Is there no one else? Seriously, there's tons of female figures in Malay myth adn legends (Tun Teja, Puteri Gunung Ledang, Mahsuri, Puteri Santubong, Tun Fatimah, etc), but when it comes to the guys it's always back to the fearsome five. What gives, people of my culture?
I need a work in progress icon. I hope I can graduate with Masters next year. Although by then I have to decide whether or not I wanna continue working at Kino or leave for a higher paying job.