The Everlasting Call
The call to adventure is the first step of the hero's journey and arguably the most important because the hero would go nowhere without it. It plants the thought of the unknown in the hero's head, opening their mind to possibilities they had not considered before. How an author frames the call to adventure sets the tone for the rest of the story. It is often intimately connected with the hero's motivations, providing the base and inspiration for the hero's journey. On the surface, it seems like the call to adventure happens and has no other effects while in reality the call continues to influence the characters throughout the entire story. Star Wars: A New Hope and Siddhartha depict this step in different ways, but the call continues in the character's mind in both. Star Wa rs: A New Hope has Luke Skywalker playing the hero. He starts comfortable in his home, Tatooine, where he is living with his aunt and uncle. ...