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Caregivers take care of others even when doing so requires sacrifice. They give to make the world a better place for others. At worst, the Caregiver’s sacrifice is maiming or manipulative. At best, the Caregiver’s giving is compassionate, genuine, and of great help to others.

After taking the archetype test I found that I was a caregiver. All the traits listed above in the discription of the caregiver archetype truly describe me. It is really interesting to see how accurate this test is. Something interesting about my archetypes is, in the semester in which I took this actual class I was a caregiver as well. On Sunday night, I took thie test again, and it said I was a creator. Interestingly enough, it has changed yet again since then. How interesting! Keep this in mind as we go through the monomyth. Why does this change?

Course Assistant

Hello All! My name is Amanda Chichy ( Chee-hee), and I am a sophomore majoring in English education. This is really going to be a wonderful experience for all of us. I hope that I can help you through out the class so you can really soak up everything Marlen is teaching you. There is so much to be learned from this class. I promise you will have a ton of fun and learn even more. I  can’t wait to meet you all. Enjoy!

Blog : 14

Theme: Discuss and give examples of the Refusal of the Return and the Magic Flight.

The Refusal of the Return is when a hero decides not to return home. The hero may decide not to return due to the fact that he enjoys his current world so much or because he thinks people from his home will not understand what he has gone through and how he has changed.  As all the monomythic stages, there are endless examples found in film, literature, and stories. One example I can think of is in the film The Painted Veil. In this particular example Kitty, refuses to return to home when she is confronted about her affair by her husband, she knew her parents would not understand so she decided to remain with her husband and follow him to China. I have a personal example for this stage as well. My example revolves around a friendship I once had. I had a best friend . one who had been one of two of my best friends for 7 or more years. This friend, my senior year of highschool, totally screwed me over with our senior projects and stabbed me in this back. This lead to my first two monthes of my senior year being a living hell. My refusal in this situation, was when I made up my mind that I would not go to her as a friend anymore. Until this day I have not “returned” to her.

The Magic Flight is when the hero decides to go home after his journey. Sometimes the hero is accompanied by a person that helps him or her in the transaction and overcoming of obstacles. As I mentioned earlier there are mulitple examples of the monomythic stages in everyday literature, film, and stories, and this one is no different. One example of this stage found in one of these sources is in The Color Purple. In this book Celie decides to leave her abusive husband and family and go an live with her long time friend/obsession and start her life over. Shug, her friend, is like the person who helps her overcome her obstacles in this transaction.

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November 11, 2008 Notes

Refusal of the Return: This stage is when a hero would rather stay in the “new world”, than return to his/her home. It is possible the hero believes the “old world” will not understand or accept what he/she learned from their journey.

Examples:

– The Little Mermaid: When Ariel decides to marry Prince Eric and live her life on land. She feels she cannot go home after experiencing what she did on land.

– The Painted Veil: Kitty chooses to go with Walter after he confronts her opposed to returning home to her nagging mother.

– The Lion King: When Simba doesn’t want to go home because he thought the pride held him responsible for his father’s death.

The Magic Flight: The hero may choose to go home once he finishes his quest. He can be accompanied by a person who helps him overcome obstacles.

Examples:

– Angels in the Outfield: The Angel helps Charlie throughout the experience through his situation of his father giving him up. It lets him “return” in the sense that it gives him something to believe in again.

– Hercules: The goat/human helps Hercules to return home to his parents.

Blog #13: The Ultimate Boon

The Ultimate Boon is when a hero shares the information they have learned in the Apotheosis with others. This information is often related to immorality. When asked what infomation do I ALONE have to share, it is safe to say that I am not sure. Surely there are others out there who experience similar things to what I experience. The only thing that I ALONE know is the way I see things in my world.

Do I choose to share my views and experiences with the world? Yes and No. I would share my views and experiences if I knew it were helping others. If I knew sharing my experiences would bring comfort to others through knowing they are not alone, and someone else has felt the way they did. I would share it. If somebody where to take my views openly and vault them, and take them as a tool to broaden their horizons. I would share them. Sometimes however, especially with ideas it is better to wait to share this information. Many times it is best to let others make up their own mind then they can accept, or reject, your ideas while knowing both sides.

This is a sticky topic to write on. I am not really sure what to write. The information I have that nobody else does is simply my thoughts and experiencees.

Poem#15

Halls lined with lockers, and all my friends around.

Bits of high school drama, and teachers standing ground.

The smell of confinement, I just want to leave this building.

The stress within me; its a  lily  that is not gilding.

I’m so over this I need something more.

So many different faces, few I’ve seen before.

Teachers going on and on as I walk past each and every door.

The smell of freedom,  I sometimes do enjoy.

The taste of  pressure , the taste is bold not coy.

I’m getting somewhere, not like I was before.

Poem #14

Dad

Dad can you tie my shoe?

Can you teach me to ride my bike?

Dad I love you!

Dad can you kiss my scrape?

Can you take me to school today?

Thanks Dad I love you.

Dad can you listen to me play my trumpet?

Can you measure my throws?

I love you Dad.

Dad have you met Chris?

Do you approve?

He loves you too Dad.

Dad can you help me fix my dress?

Can you hold my hand I’m nervous ?

I love you Dad, don’t Cry.

Thanks for your help and kisses Dad.

I love you and I will always need you !

I will always be your Girl.

YOUR THE BEST!

Blog #11: Samsara

Before reading Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha, I had never even heard of Samsara. Since this terms was so unfamiliar I was confused as to what it meant through out the book. After discussing Samsara in class and reading some information on it, I understand it better and see how it fits into the book as well as connects to the theme of the class. To my understanding Samsara is a journey; one that is taken to find ourselves, or freedom from ourselves.

The known principle has just become apparent to me, as I mentioned before, in this class. It would be harder to understand if it was not modeled in Siddhartha. For Samsara being so unfamiliar and confusing to me at first, it is interesting to find that it actually very familiar. Each and every one of has experienced it all through out life. Samsara is very active in my life and always has been. I feel like I am always on a journey finding new things about my self, because in some aspects I am always changing. A recent example of me in Samsara is concerning my major. I have had a hard time trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. For the longest time I have wanted to be a history teacher. I guess you could say I have a love affair with history, but the only thing is I don’t think I can effectivly teach it. I do not feel comfortable with it. However, in my senior year of high school all I thought about was being an English teacher. So I have been on this journey to find my proffessional self. I have changed from history, to elementary education, back to history and I am in the process of becoming an English education major. I finally feel content with my choice, I am very comfortable with it and also excited. I guess you could say my collegic decision Samsara is winding down. This is just one example but there are many to befound through my life, and I am sure there are many more to come.

Poem # 13: Tempt Me Not

Tempt Me Not

I dislike you!  No I hate you!

No utterly despise you!

I get warm, my eyes glow red,

just when I walk by you.

Tempt me not you evil wench,

you haven’t seen it all yet.

You may think you have it over me,

but I will take you down I bet.

Don’t think think your whispers are secret

I see your smirks and sneers.

If I were you I’d pipe down,

I’m getting sick of you my dear.

Tempt me not you blond haired hag,

one day it’ll be the straw.

Then we will have a problem won’t we

you’ll get it in the raw.

I will probably just tell you off,

or maybe even swing.

But it will take time to get that expunged,

and that hassle won’t be worth a thing.

It won’t be worth my time , oh no,

tempt me not any more.

You may bother me endlessly,

you’ll not take me off my path,

for this I am so sure.

Blog #10 : Midterm Paper Proposal

At first I was not really sure what to write my paper about. There are just so many things we have learned and covered in class that it makes it hard to choose.  It really is, and there is so much that interests me. I think though after Tuesday’s class I have made up my mind.

On Tuesday we watched a clip from the HBO series Band Of Brothers. This movie has always been a favorite of mine, and I have watched it over and over. I am going to base my paper off of this movie. I am going to interweave the plot and characters of the story with the Monomyth. I am going to discuss the different stages that characters are in during the movie. I am not going to talk about just one character either.

In a movie with a plot such as this, it is easy to see we are watching the reenactements of heros. Heros that have taken the journey that so many before and after have too. I think this topic will be great for me to complete my understanding of the Monomyth by comparing it to a movie. Also, it will be easy to write because I enjoy and know the movie so much. I can’t wait to complete it and I am looking forward to seeing what others think.

Poem # 12 (Lanturne)

Path.

Stay there

where it is safe,

veering leads

one a stray.

Path.