Harry Potter vs. Song of Solomon!!
In class, we discussed that Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison was an example of a hero’s journey type plot. Another example of a well-known hero’s journey series is the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. The books follow the structure of having Harry start at an environment that is kind of boring, like the Dursley’s strictly non-magical household. He then has a call to adventure in all of the Hogwarts letters that are delivered and, despite Vernon Dursley’s best efforts, is informed of his magical abilities by Rubeus Hagrid. His journey to Hogwarts is his entering the world of being hero, because he is already seen as a hero by the whole wizarding community for defeating Voldemort as an infant. In each book, Harry goes on smaller adventures where he has to overcome obstacles with his friends and eventually defeats whatever problem existed in that book. In the overall series, Harry also goes through many obstacles to defeat the main problem in the book (Voldemort). This is a basic st...