The Battle Of Fear
The battle of fear is an analysis of the Green Lanterns journey and how it relates to the heroes journey.
Introduction
My hero was the Green Lantern Hal Jordan. I chose this to be my fictional hero because I’ve always liked the Green Lantern and all of his powers and his profession in the ordinary world. The things I do not like about the Green Lantern is his irresponsibility and cockiness. I am going to tell you how the Green Lantern movie follows the heroes journey. The heroes journey is a theory that every story on heroes is thought to follow Joseph Campbell came up with this theory. In the following text you will see how the Green Lantern movie follows the heroes journey.
The Call
The call to adventure for Hal Jordan is when the Green Lantern ring chose him. The ring chose him after one of the Green Lanterns died. When a Green Lantern is dying they fly to the nearest planet to start the selection process and the planet just happened to be earth. The ring chooses a person that it thinks is fit to bear the great responsibility to be a hero. The Ring Traveled to him by flying and carrying him away to meet the almost fallen green lantern.
Mentor
The mentor of Hal Jordan is Sinestro. I think this is his mentor because he is wiser and has more experience being a lantern. Sinestro teaches Hal to build constructs with the ring and how his will affects the construct’s stability and also he tries to make Hal Jordan a better Lantern.
The Unknown
The unknown for Hal Jordan is when he goes to the planet Oah and meets so many other Green Lanterns because he is so used to thinking humans are the only beings in the universe. When he first goes to Oah he is surprised to see all the other Lanterns. He feels confused and somewhat amazed.
Trials
There are a lot of trials for our young hero Hal Jordan has to face such as strengthening his will and just the thought of becoming a green lantern is a challenge for Hal. But one of the most important trials is when the earth is attacked by Parallax and he has to get over his fear or let the world perish by the hands of Parallax.
Abyss/ Infinite Despair
I think the moment of infinite despair is when Parallax has the Green Lantern trapped under his force field and Hal is at the moment where he thinks that he will be defeated but he gathers all his strength and will and pushes Parallax away and chases him away from earth.
Rebirth
The moment of rebirth for Hal is when he is trapped. He starts saying the Green Lantern code, and that gave him the strength and will to defeat Parallax. He also learned to control his fear. He was afraid of Parallax and the thought of the world being in his hands. He controls his fear by realizing that if he does not, then the world will be destroyed. He does not know he can defeat Parallax but he has the will to try to save the place and ones he loves.
Atonement
After the courageous battle between Hal Jordan and Parallax, Hal returns to earth and basically realizes that he has to leave his ordinary life behind to become a hero. And he does that by finally taking responsibility because in the movie he is very irresponsible and he learns that he has to take responsibility for protecting his assigned sector. He realized the he was assigned to take care of earth and he realizes that if he does not nobody will. At first he was irresponsible because he would not show up to work on time and he was very cocky in his actions. He transformed because now he is taking responsibility and show more care in what he does.
The Return
He balances the ordinary with the extraordinary by realizing that he can still have his normal life while also protecting his sector. He still can have an ordinary life because after all he is still human and has responsibilities other than being a Lantern, such as being a test pilot for the military.
Conclusion
The Green Lantern Hal Jordan is a hero because at first he was a irresponsible cocky arrogant person and when the ring chose him he slowly started to make a change for the better. He starts to become less cocky because he realizes that there is always someone that is more experienced and better at what they do than you. He becomes less irresponsible because he realizes that he has to protect earth and whatever else is in his assigned sector. The biggest change of all is his attitude, He is more compassionate and careful of the people around him, his partners, and his sector. The eight steps above explain the parts of the heroes journey as identified by Joseph Campbell.
Chart Comparing My Dad And Hal Jordan
My Dad
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Both
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Green Lantern
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Responsable
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Important Jobs
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cocky
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hard working
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Hard workers
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Wears Uniform
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good father
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Works up high
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Went to Space
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nice house and car
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Smart in their field of work
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protects
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successful
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Human
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masks identity
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On time to work
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Follows their dads line of work
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Super hero
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Helps people
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late
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The Call
My dad was working at the Boston Sea Party as an assistant kitchen manager. And wasn't making enough money and his dad asked him if he wanted to come work with him so he took the job.
Mentor
His mentor was a man named Bill Palm. Bill was his mentor Because he never told him what he did wrong he made him think about it and learn from mistakes and i think that is a very smart way to mentor someone. He also taught him everything he knows in the construction industry such as bricklaying and being a laborer.
The Unknown
The unknown place was the first job site he was on because when the workers asked for equipment he didn't know what half of them were talking about. and also your first day is always the hardest because he didn't know anyone and he had no idea what he was supposed to be doing.
Trials
The trials were that they left him in charge of ten bricklayers and he had to keep up and make sure everyone had what they needed and he had to get the next place where they were going to go to work. learning how to drive the forklift. Learning how to drive the truck. Also learning how to be a laborer.
Abyss
He was the only laborer on the job and the bricklayers were working on pipe frames 20 ft in the air and he did not have a tractor. He had to take 12 in rock face blocks and lift them up level by level up 5 levels and climb down and do it all over again all day. At that moment he was so fed up that he went to the foreman and said if he doesn't get help he won’t come back
Rebirth
The moment of rebirth actually happened the next day when he started to get more help on the job and acquired the right materials to do the job right and quicker. And he also made friends with some of the workers and he had some idea what he was doing.
Atonement
After all of that time being a laborer he realized that he did not want that to be his permanent profession so he look into being a brick layer. And he changed from new construction to restoration which is repairing old buildings.
The Return
I guess you can say that his extraordinary became his ordinary. He is now happy with his job and it became part of his everyday life.
Conclusion
The hero story of my dad is not as intense as the Green Lantern story but in my eyes he is still a hero. I did not know my dad when he was working at the Boston Sea Party but from what he has told me I would say that he made a change for the better because now he has a good family and a good job. He also has a nice car and house. In conclusion i think his transformation is a good one and he is an inspirational person to me. My dad is my inspiration because I want to see myself where he is when I am older.
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