##dike, Sylvia Plath And Alice Walkers A P - 726 Words

Have you ever noticed a similar pattern in the outcome of a variety of literary works? A heros journey is a journey that the hero of the story takes and in a decisive crisis wins a victory, and then comes home changed or transformed. Many authors, such as John Updike, Sylvia Plath, and Alice Walker, show this ideal through some of their literary works. Although they may seem different, they all have a hero trying to settle a conflict in order to reach their main goal. In each of these stories, we are able to see a change in character by the protagonist. Authors such as Updike, Plath, and Walker, use literary devices such as imagery, setting, and allusion in their stories to show a journey that a their main character is taking. The hero of†¦show more content†¦After this she realizes that these heather birds represent uniqueness unlike the sparrows which are all the same. She returns to school and changes her thinking. This is a perfect example of the heros journey as we see Millicent realize her true self and changes completely. In these stories there are pivotal points where our main character or hero changes before going back home. We can see an example of pivotal points in the story Everyday Use by Alice Walker. In â€Å"Everyday Use† by Alice Walker the reader is informed that Dee, on of the main characters is attempting to reclaim her heritage from Africa, but in the process, she is also rejecting her immediate African American background, â€Å"A dress down to the ground†¦.Heat wave it throws out† (Everyday Use, Pg 317). We can see the narrators journey near the end of the story as she is ironically happy. Both the narrator and Maggie seem to be at peace in a way they werent in the beginning of the story, Therefore they have undergone a pivotal change in character. This experience is part of the heros journey. We are able to see a similar character conflict within these three different stories which proves that these characters have had to overcome certain obstacles. Many of the Settings in the stories are also the same and provide a look at how these authors use similar techniques to display a message. In the stories