Jose Gomez

HERO'S JOURNEY ESSAY

This paper is about Beowulf's Hero's Journey. He did complete a Hero's Journey not once but twice. First when he goes off to fight Grendel then returns. Second is when he goes off again to Herot this time to fight Grendel's mother.

Beowulf's seperation is when he leaves Sweeden. The calling is helping Hrothgar defeat Grendel, then to defeat Grendel's mother. He really doesn't have a threshold since doesn't think wheather he should go or not, he always goes on the journey. His descent is leaping into Grendel's mother's lake. His Journey so far is basically a Hero's journey since it follows all the steps.

Beowulf's initiation is when he starts off for battle. His abyss is going to Herot, Leaping into Grendel's mother's lake, and the dragons cave, because its the unknown. Beowulf didn't really have a real mentor instead he had the sword which he found in Grendel's mother's house, it helped him kill her. His transformation is slaying the dragon and killing Grendel and his mother.