Dawn Aujero

Hero's Journey Essay

This movie is about a man that gets stranded on an island.
His name is Chuck Noland. Chuck is separated from his loved ones.Chuck suffers to live and to stay strong. Chuck doesn't give up because he loved his wife so dearly. Chuck wanted to come back for her.Chuck thought about her day and night.

Separation was when Chuck got on the plane and left all his friends and family. The calling was when his beeper beeped and it was time for him to leave. Threshold is when he got out of the car and said goodbye to his wife. The Descent is when his plane crashed. Chuck was unconscious and awoke at an unknown island.
The Initiation was arriving on the unknown island. The Abyss is that he didn't know where he was at. Chuck's mentor was the volleyball he named Wilson. Chuck talked and pretended Wilson was real because he got really lonely. The Transformation was when Chuck was trying to catch the fish. Chuck tried starting a fire to cook his food and to keep warm.

Chuck eventually got tired of waiting and made a little boat. Chuck was later found and was rescued. When Chuck got on the plane he stared out his window,he stared at all the islands they flew over. Chuck was thankful to be alive. Chuck looked at life in a different perspective. Chuck struggled to live, he learned how to protect and feed himself.Chuck learned that every minute should be cherished because you never know what could happen. How people take everything for granted, you don't know what you lost ti'll its actually gone.The Creation would be his Woman. She's important to him,she's the reason why he wanted to stay and live.When chuck came to visit her, he was suprised that she still had his car. That really ment alot to him. Also the packages ment alot to him, because it was there with him since the day he arrived and the day he was rescued.

I wrote about Chuck Noland because his life is worth writing about.Chuck's life was a long journey to me, he completed a Hero's Journey. The movie made me realize that life goes by so fast you need to cherish every minute of it. You need to love and be thankful for your friends and family. You never know what can happen the next day. Tomorrows not promised...........