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Monomyth of the Hero’s Journey

Excelsior College

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The Hero’s journey describes a path that a hero goes through that would change the way he

views his surrounding after completing his adventure. Star Wars IV film showed how Luke went

through the stages that Campbell outlined in his hero’s journey. Luke had to go through several

events before becoming a hero in the end. Luke was merely a farm boy that became a great Jedi

and was known to be the opponent that defeated and ended the Tyranny of the Sith.

The villain plays a very important role in the Hero’s journey. Grand Moff Tarkin put up a

great fight and pushed Luke to his limit in accomplishing all stages in his journey to becoming a

hero. The villain presents the toughest obstacle that would cause the potential hero to fight to the

very end to defeat him. Without the villain, the hero wouldn’t experience each phase of the

hero’s journey and his outcome may be different be it in his joy and celebration or the

appreciation for his journey that would positively shape his life. A hero is always an opponent

trying to either overthrow him in some shape or form.

Luke was determined to finish what his father had started; he was even more determined

after learning that Dark Vader was responsible for killing his father; he showed passion and good

faith. Obi-Wan Kenobi assisted Luke to achieve his hero’s status, he did not force Luke but

simply explained the past, what occurred, and this was enough for Luke to become loyal to the

cause and participate loyally in the battle.

Star Wars IV was a very relatable film, many people are not interested at first to achieve a

certain goal or participate in an impactful event until something drastic prompts them to. The

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film captured the many phases of emotions in the hero’s journey and the majority of people can

see themself in these characters.

References

Kurtz, G. (Director). (2008). Star Wars IV: A new hope [Motion picture on DVD]. United

Kingdom: Lucas Film Ltd.

Thury, E. M., & Devinney, M. K. (2017). Introduction to mythology: contemporary approaches

to classical and world myths. New York, NY: Oxford University Press

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