As I Lay Dying is a story full of characters who believe they are heroes. In their inner monologues, each of them believes that they are better than the others and that their goals are the most important. The characters can be seen as dignified and absurd depending on the situation they are in and who is judging them. I hope to prove that the characters are in some ways heroic on their quest to bury Addie in Jefferson, but at other times can be seen as selfish. One obvious example of heroism in As I Lay Dying is the Bundrens’ perseverance through injuries and hardships to fulfill Addie’s dying wish. Vardaman and Darl are the closest to heroes, although Darl eventually goes crazy and Vardaman is an unreliable narrator because of his age. Regardless, Darl constantly tries to fulfill Addie’s wish of being buried in Jefferson, helps Cash when he is injured, and even keeps Dewey Dell’s pregnancy a secret. Vardaman is willing to do anything to get his mother to Jefferson. Even though h...
The Old Guard is a 2020 film that I believe follows the Heroine’s Journey. The movie follows a group of self-healing, immortal warriors that are being hunted by a pharmaceutical company for their genes. The movie is full of action and history and it was one of the most popular movies of 2020. In this post, I’ll discuss how the main character, Nile, goes through some kind of heroic journey. The movie follows the Heroine’s Journey most closely and centers around Nile, the group’s newcomer. Her separation from the “feminine” is really a separation from the mortal world. Nile is killed at the beginning of the movie when she is serving as a Marine in Afghanistan. When her wounds heal and she quickly comes back to life, she realizes that she’s different than other people and thus leaves the ordinary world. She is found by Andy, the leader of the group of immortals, and starts her new life with them. At first, Nile is happy to have allies who are going through the same thing as her, but she ...