Thursday, August 27, 2009

The Cycle of the Hero

Call of Adventure
When R2D2 runs off trying to find Kanobi, so CP30 and Luke ride out the next day to find him. They eventually do, but encounter the sand people. Luke gets knocked out and CP30 gets some of his limbs torn off, a little bit later Kanobi comes along and scares the sand people. Luke tells Kanobi about the message R2D2 had for him, than Kanobi tells Luke he wants him to come with him to help save the princess. Luke denies the offer and goes back home, but finds that his aunt and uncle are killed. He than goes back to Kanobi and accepts his offer. The Helper in this would be Kanobi, because he helps save Luke from the sand people and also teaches Luke about the force.
Threshold of Adventure
When Obi takes Luke, R2D2 and CP30 to the bar to find a pilot to take them to Alderan. They find a man named Han Solo and his partner Chewbacca, Luke tells him they need a ride to Alderan because they are trying to save the princess, Han doesn't care about the voyage until Luke tells him that there could be a huge reward in this. Han accepts, later on in the bar the stir up some trouble and people start to shoot at them, the eventually fly off towards their quest.
Tests
Their next big challenge is to save the princess, on their way to Alderan, Obi trys to show Luke how to use the force, Luke is haveing trouble on the flight, so Obi grabs a ship helmet with the visor down so Luke cannot see, he keeps telling Luke to use the force and to go by his senses, Luke than succeeds. On their way the run into the Death Star which is a huge ship, they try to avoid it but it pulls them in. They than find out that the princess is on the ship, Han, Chewbacca and Luke find her, they escape down a garbage shoot. Thinking that they are safe, it starts to close and the yell for CP30 to stop it and does. After they get back toward the ship Luke sees Obi and Darth fighting, Obi looks at Luke and by force tells him to run, than is killed. They than escape from the Death Star and after this Han is a friend and helper of Luke.
Triumph
When Luke is put into battle with fellow fighters to take down the Death Star, it is a hard fought battle, everyone in Lukes fighting squad dies, his task is to shoot in a 2 ft radius tube to destroy the ship. Instead of using his targeting controls, he thinks back to Obi and he than decides to use the force and turn his targeting system off, but as soon as he is about to shoot it Darth Vader is behind him and is about to attack him. Luckily Han comes back and shoots one of Vader's squad fighters and gets knocked off course. Luke than shoots through the hole and makes it, destroying the Death Star.
Flight
The Flight is when the return to the base and are congratulated on their success.
Threshold Struggle
The struggle is when R2D2 was hit when he was on his plane, so Luke was worried but was told that he'd be fixed up like new.
Elixir
When Luke and Han are given medals for their heroic duties.

Archetypes

Hero - Luke for saving everyone on the planet and destroying the ship.

Antihero - Han Solo because he didn't believe in the force and he only wanted to save the princess for money, but in the end he helped Luke.

Wise Fool - Ben Kanobi because everyone thought he was foolish and they weren't really a fan of him, but he was also Luke's adviser.

Devil Figure - Darth Vader for his dark like robes and mask and his evil plan to destroy anyone or anything that got in his way.

Outcast - CP30 for his little involvement in the film, and throughout the story he was kind of ignored, but was also a help when he saved Luke, Han, and the princess from being killed.

Double - The Force because it is on both sides, because Darth Vader could sense any force and Obi One Kanobi could also use the force. So it was used for good and evil.

Scapegoat - Obi One Kanobi because everywhere he went it seemed as he was getting involved with fighting and for when he sacrificed himself for Luke.

Temptress - The Dark Side because you can only imagine how awesome it would be to feel the power in being in control and that it was always there.

Good Mother - The Princess because she was always there for Luke and Han, as for when she got them out of death for awhile when she found the garbage disposal.