The first step of Waverly’s Hero’s Journey is the “separation,” where Waverly leaves her normal, everyday life and in turn finds herself in the “special world.” As said by Campbell, “The usual hero adventure begins with someone from which something has been taken, or who feels that there’s something lacking in the normal experiences available or permitted to the members of his society” (Moyers 1). Waverly is seen to have negative relationship with her mother throughout the novel, and she feels that her mother inhibits her ability to live the life that she wants. Therefore, Waverly actively seeks out her adventure as shown when she says, “Marlene was right. I had to tell my mother---that I knew what she was doing, her scheming ways of making
