To begin, the hero’s journey is initiated when the hero is separated from what is comfortable. This irresolute feeling is agonizing, confusing, and manifests a call to the hero. A call is in demand when the hero has room to grow and develop: when he must change. The hero must answer a calling in order to satisfy this need to grow, face the unknown, and to gain something of magnitude. The call can come in many forms such as the wake of a life crisis, or in the dawning of awareness (Class notes, Sept 5).

Upon the decision to face the calling the hero has made a definitive commitment to this journey; there is no turning back. This is the jumping-off point; it is now or never. After crossing this point, the hero is ordained to encounter people of significance. These people include a guardi

We might view certain things the Muslim’s do as wrong and sinful (crashing into the Twin Towers, burning our flag). On the contrary, the Muslims only know what they are doing as right because that is the way their views have been molded throughout their entire lives. Vice-versa, the Muslims might think we are arrogant (thinking we should always interfere) and greedy (i.e. obesity in the U.S.), but we think we are helping them by interfering. It is hard to say who is right, who is wrong, or if either side is correct at all. There is an obvious clashing of cultures and because of that no one should be too quick to judge one another. Unlike the prisoners in the cave, everyone must take time to understand and approach certain situations from both regions. After that they can make a decision if something is necessarily right or wrong.

The Allegory of the Cave displays how society is extremely small minded. People are comfortable with conformity. When something happens which questions this comfortable way of life people try to ignore or exterminate the problem. It is easy to see how obstinate society can be. The events of September 11th can be undoubtedly compared to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. Each society may view their way of life as the universal way to live life. For example, as an American the way we live, the views we share, and the laws we abide by are essentially the just way to life. However, people in a different society might see some of our views as ridiculous because they have heir own idea of how to live (prisoners in the cave and the enlightened prisoner).

The consequence of advancing the level of maturity, and knowledge is that the test the hero is faced with becomes more intensified. The level of intensity keeps growing until the hero has reached the very important challenge; the main challenge. The main challenge will help the hero distinguish his true friends from his false friends. Differentiating those who are deflecting the hero’s energy for their own desires from friends willing to assist the hero becomes quite apparent at this point in the journey (Class notes, Sept. 5).

The prisoner’s painstaking journey led him to be awarded by discovering the true beauty of the world. Prior to leaving the cave he had never been able to realize, and observe this beauty. Following his enlightenment, the prisoner returns to the cave anxious to educate and inform the other prisoners of his discovery. Disappointingly the others ridicule, reject, and refuse to believe him. They threaten to kill him because the other prisoners think he is blind and stupid. The enlightened prisoner can no longer see in the dark (Text, pg. 98-99).

To begin with the medium is what the primary source is composed of. For example, literatures medium is words. Other examples are arts (composed of wood, clay, stone, etc.), music (sound), and architecture. Next, form is the primary sources outward shape

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