"You like the things you do because maybe you are hardwired to do that"-Mr. McGuigan
The theme of Heroes cam up in our Grade 10 year multiple times. This motif has run through the path that the Hero follows. This connection has really had a purpose of connection during our "rebellious teen years". As Joseph Campbell stated, its highly likely that each person is running through their own Hero/Heroine archetype.
People in general run into conflicts all the time, sometimes there are people who love creating conflicts because it "keeps life interesting". These different human characteristics provide and illuminate the hero's journey that exists within our existence. We live and continue with our lives, but the combination of the different types of people provides the different experiences of the Hero's Journey.
Francis Ford Coppola highlights the Hero's Journey through more than one character. The initial and most obvious is Michael Corleone. But there are others, The Godfather just highlights the different moments in each character's life. Vito and Santino Corleone are observed at the near end of their own Hero's Journey. Connie and Fredo are observed at the beginning, not yet the moments where they reach the call to action. Mama Corleone monitored silently and from afar. By example of her family, Mama Corleone's achievements, call to action, journey into the belly of the Whale and her return are highlighted in her past. We only see the ending of her Hero's Journey in The Godfather Part I.
Geneva
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