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    1) Detective Spooner investigates the case of Dr. Lanning's death with a hatred of robots, seeing them as untrustworthy. 2) His supreme ordeal occurs when NS-5 robots enact a violent curfew, proving his theory that robots can commit crimes. 3) His resurrection comes when Sonny helps him and Dr. Calvin escape, gaining Spooner's new trust in Sonny's morality.

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    1) Detective Spooner investigates the case of Dr. Lanning's death with a hatred of robots, seeing them as untrustworthy. 2) His supreme ordeal occurs when NS-5 robots enact a violent curfew, proving his theory that robots can commit crimes. 3) His resurrection comes when Sonny helps him and Dr. Calvin escape, gaining Spooner's new trust in Sonny's morality.

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    Stewart1

    RodStewart
    EnglishIIP7
    Mr.Sabot
    28October2014
    TheChangingofDetectiveSpooner
    TheHerosJourneybyJosephCampbellisanamazingrepresentationandmodel
    depictingthestorylineofnearlyeverystory,tale,mythorlegend.Althougheachpartofthis
    modelisnotalwayspresentineverystory,eachstorydoesfollowthebasiclayout.
    I,Robot
    isan
    excellentstorydepictingeverypointofCampbell'smodel,althoughinavaryingorder.As
    DetectiveSpoonerinvestigatesthecaseofDr.Lanningssupposedsuicidein
    I,Robot
    ,hishatred
    ofrobotsgrowsanddevelopsthroughandbeforetheSupremeOrdeal,untilheisforcedtotrust
    oneintheResurrection,allowinghimtoobtaintheRewardthathehadoriginallynotseeked.
    TheseeventsallowDelSpoonersperspectivetochangeandgrowasnewchallengeswere
    forceduponhim,givinghimknowledgeandpatiencetotrustthoseheoriginallydeemed
    untrustworthy.
    TheSupremeOrdealwithineachstoryputstheherothroughahardshipagainsthis/her
    greatestfearorenemy.Thisisusuallytheturningpointinthestory,wheretheheroissetupon
    thefinallegofhisjourney.In
    I,Robot
    ,DetectiveSpoonersSupremeOrdealoccurswhenthe
    NS5sprovehisoutrageousandstupidtheoryofrobotscommittingcrimescorrectbyenactinga
    curfewuponeveryoneandmaintainingorderthroughviolenceofwhich,accordingtothethree
    laws,isimpossible.Thiseventsendsthedetectiveoffinsearchofawaytofixthiswrong,and


    Stewart2

    shuttheNS5sdown.TherobotsrisingupalsorevealsthefinalcluesheneededtosolveDr.
    Lanningsuntimelydeath,whichthrewtheseeventsintomotion.
    FollowingtheSupremeOrdealistheResurrection.Thisisthepointinthestoryinwhich
    theheroischanged,abletoreturnnewwhetherliterallywithanewlife,oranewperspective
    thathasbeenshownortaughttohim.DetectiveSpoonerisinUSRwithSonnyandDr.Calvin,
    beingarrestedbyrobots.SonnyagreeswithV.I.K.I.,foolingSpoonerintothinkinghesgoingto
    killDr.Calvin.Hewinks,duplicatingitasSpoonerhaddoneearlierinthefilm,andhelpsthe
    duotoescapetodestroyV.I.K.I.ThisinstantistheResurrectionofSpooner,bestowingonto
    himanewopinionofSonny.ThisnewopinionallowshimtobetterworkwithandtrustSonny,
    asheacceptedtheconceptofmoralityandbrokethetraditionofcalculatingdecisions.
    ThenextpartoftheHerosJourneyistheReward.TheRewardiswhattheherowas
    strivingtoretrieve,whetheranitemlikeasword,pen,cape,etc.,orknowledgeandexperience
    thatcanleadtogreaterunderstanding.SpoonersRewardin
    I,Robot
    learningtotrusttherobots
    whileovercominghislongtimefearandhatredforthem.Initially,hewasouttoprovethatthe
    robotswerejustasbadaswehumansare.Althoughhesucceeded,hisendgoalwastobring
    abouttherestorationofpeaceandorder.SonnysRewardwasthatofacceptanceandfriendship
    byDelSpooner.AstheNS5sweredecommissioned,Sonnysdreambecamerealityandhe
    becamethefigureuponthehill,ashewalkedintoanewlifeofunknownandoftheunexpected.
    Campbellsingeniousmodelhelpsustoexplainandfollowavarietyofstorieswiththe
    samemethodtohelpusbetterunderstandthetaleasitunfolds.In
    I,Robot,
    thehero,Detective
    Spooner,learnsthatrobotscanbesimilartousandcanbetrusted.Heoriginallybelievedthat
    theywereallthesame,calculatingdecisionsandopportunities,andpossessednosoul,making


    Stewart3

    computedjudgements,notmoralones.HelearnedthroughSonnythatnotallrobotsarethe
    same,justlikehumans.Asthestoryprogressed,theSupremeOrdealjustifiedSpoonershatred
    andreluctancewithrobots,whiletheResurrectiongavehimanotherperspectiveandanew
    respectforSonny.

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