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… Abdurrahman Zeitoun and The Hero with a Thousand Faces This paper attempts to apply John Campbell's criteria for heroic deeds to a real life case in the modern world.... Joseph Campbell in his book the hero with a thousand faces has tried to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding religious and mythological figures with the help of examples.... Inspite of this, The Holy Father gives him a chance of atonement and the hero is washed of his sins....
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Cause and Effect in “Zeitoun” “Zeitoun” is a true account about a Syrian American man named Abdulrahman zeitoun and his wife Kathy written by Dave Eggers.... Then she learns that zeitoun and three of his friends have been arrested.... zeitoun, as Abdulrahman is addressed in the novel, remains in the city during the storm away from his family.... The Hurricane Katrina in particular plays a vital role as it affects the lives of many characters especially zeitoun's....
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hellip; Joseph Campbell's defines a hero as, “A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won; the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellowman”.... A hero is a man of ultimate courage and determination who deliberately endures toils for the well-being of his people and is often hailed as a role model to the world....
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These arguments can be proved or dismissed by the characters Abdulrahman zeitoun in the book “zeitoun” and Aron Ralston in the book “127 Hours: Between a rock and a hard place.... The protagonist in “zeitoun”, Abdulrahman zeitoun, is a Syrian American who decides to stay behind in New Orleans with the intention of protecting his home and his successful construction and painting business while his family flees New Orleans to Baton Rouge during Hurricane Katrina....
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The author examines Campbell's theory of the Adventure of the hero which is comprised of several phases, including departure, initiation, and return on the example of two different works: “Zeitoun” by Dave Eggers and “The Man who quit money” by Mark Sundeen… The author concludes that Daniel Suelo has failed to reach the parameters of Campbell's last phase in return.... Consequently, Daniel Suelo does not depict the experiences of a true hero According to Joseph Campbell, the hero's adventure starts with the phase of Departure and includes several stages of development....
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However, some heroic stories such as that of Daniel Suelo in Mark Sundeen's book “The man who Quit money” and… ahman Zeitoun in Eggers' book “Zeitoun” can be grouped as mythical stories as their narrations follow the same format as that of myths described in Joseph Campbell's book “the hero with a thousand faces.... ??
Campbell describes mythical stories to bear a common format th three main stages: the hero's departure from the common world (his/her community), the hero's initiation into the new or strange world and finally the hero's return to the normal and former lands where they use the skills built up while in the foreign world to help their communities....
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Dave Eggers in his book has described the journey of a Hero and the different stages through which the hero has to walk through to emerge victorious in spite of all hurdles.... In his journey the hero may get tempted to move away from his mission and surrender to unjust provocations.... It is upon the mental strength of the hero that he will overcome all temptations and remain true to his mission.... The actions and adventures of a real life personality, Abdulrahman Zeitoun are viewed on the basis of the… The selfless deeds of Zeitoun have placed him on the platform of a modern day hero and can be a guiding light for the young generation to be strong and fearless in all difficult situations.
Eggers depicts in his book the Every man who dares to answer the call of the unknown knows very well the dangers lurking ahead and he alone has to face them with courage and determination....
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The author of this book review "Abdurrahman Zeitoun and The Hero with a Thousand Faces" compares and contrasts " The Hero with a Thousand Faces" written by Joseph Campbell and "Zeitoun" written by David Eggers.... he mythological set up of Joseph Campbell's book the hero with a thousand faces has expressed the adventures of an emerging Hero.... The journey of the hero starts when he gets a call for a mission and on the basis of the call he steps in a hitherto unknown and supernatural world from the comforts of his ordinary world....
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