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Sleeping Freshman Never Lie Character Analysis

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The Journey of a True Hero Being a hero does not always mean wearing capes and fighting villains during the dark hours of the night, it means so much more as Susanna Barlow, in the article “Understanding the Hero Archetype”, explains. In the novel Sleeping Freshman Never Lie by David Lubar and in the movie The Wizard of Oz, Scott and Dorothy fall upon two incredible journeys to becoming true heroes. Throughout their remarkable journeys, Scott Hudson and Dorothy Gale experience similar difficulties, obstacles, lessons, and characteristics. These experiences demonstrate how the obstacles and lessons they suffer through teach both characters very important lessons in becoming a hero. Being a true hero requires kindness, generosity, strength, …show more content…

He lives a simple life with his mom, dad, and partly with his reckless, older brother Bobby. Scott lives a normal life and is not very accepting of change, but he has to learn how to face it especially with all of the change coming his way. “We plunged towards the future without a clue” Scott spoke proving how unaware and naive he was (Lubar). Dorothy, also a normal girl, is fairly comfortable with her current life. Both characters are thrown into change without warning and have to learn how to adjust and accept it. In “Understanding the Hero Archetype” Susanna Barlow believes there are seventeen characteristics of a true hero including strength, drive, sensitivity to injustice, the ability to thrive on challenges and obstacles, and more (Barlow). Both Dorothy and Scott do not show distinct the hero archetype characteristics in the beginning of their stories, but they develop many as their journeys progress. Scott gained strength and drive very quickly while going through change because he soon realized there was not much he can do to change the situations he was given. Dorothy on the other hand picked up acceptance to change much quicker than Scott did. She developed kindness, empathy, drive, and the ability to thrive on challenges and obstacles. Dorothy most likely was more eager towards change due to her wanting to reach her end goal as soon as possible, while Scott fought against the …show more content…

Taking the time to pick apart the hero’s actions and thoughts can make the journey much more interesting and easier to understand. By understanding the basic characteristics and the stages of the hero’s journey we can not only understand the story more but we can also understand ourselves more. We can learn new ways to relate to heroes and our peers we did not know of before. In conclusion, the hero’s journey is a great way to learn a new lesson or two, learn more about yourself, and be entertained at the same

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