A Hero's Journey

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Have you ever wondered if all stories follow the same pattern? Well, in the story, Ramayana almost follows the same sequence as Vogler's Stages. For centuries, people have told and retold myths. The story may change through retelling, but myths often follow the same twelve-stage structure of a hero's journey. Ramayana: Divine Loophole, retold by Sanjay Patel, includes most of the classic archetypes, stages, and phases identified by Christian Vogler. The story's hero matches Vogler's description of the hero archetype. Although Ramayana: Divine Loophole includes most of the stages and phases of the hero's journey along the lines of crossing the threshold, it changes a few of the stages like the refusal of the call. Ramayana: Divine Loophole stays …show more content…
This actively demonstrates that Rama stays faithful to the traditional hero archetype because of the fact that no matter how cruel and scary the demonic creatures act or appear, he will be confident and always fight with bravery. An additional explanation I'd like to mention would be that Rama will never act cowardly. The particular reason for this circumstance is that he always knows how to battle his hardships and achieve victory. The text states, "Rama watched as his brother fell. He immediately ordered his army to retreat as he whisked Lakshman off the battlefield. All of Ravana's heads smiled as he declared a quick victory (101). In addition, this piece of evidence shows that Rama stays true to the traditional hero archetype because he would risk his life and his victory for his brother's health. This also indicates that Rama is true to the hero archetype due to the fact that he feels tremendous empathy for his brother Lakshman and he puts others before himself. Rama exemplifies the hero archetype because he has demonstrated that he has an incredible sense of bravery and he also carries an empathetic heart with …show more content…
An example from the text is, "Rama calmly accepted his fate and headed out for the jungle" (32). The text, Ramayana: Divine Loophole, misses the refusal of the call phase. Majority of the time, in the hero's journey, there should be a point where the hero refuses to accept their adventure, but Rama always follows his dharma and does what is right. An additional example of how the Ramayana: Divine Loophole makes an exception to the traditional hero's journey is, "Rama was happy to see his step-brother, who fell at his feet and begged him to return to the throne. But Rama would never break a promise or disobey the order of his father. In the final analysis, the Ramayana: Divine Loophole story does not include the stage, refusal of the call. In the traditional hero journey, there should be the refusal of the call stage. However, in the text, the refusal of the call is missing. The text Ramayana: Divine Loophole follows the hero's journey, but it has a few quirks along the lines of not following the refusal of the
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