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Themes in Star Wars and “Beowulf”

Themes in Star Wars and “Beowulf”. Hero’s Journey Simplified. Stage One: Innocence Stage Two: Initiation Stage Three: Chaos Stage Four: Resolution. Stage One: Innocence. You are the center of the universe (COTU) You don’t have an understanding of how the world really works.

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Themes in Star Wars and “Beowulf”

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  1. Themes in Star Wars and “Beowulf”

  2. Hero’s Journey Simplified • Stage One: Innocence • Stage Two: Initiation • Stage Three: Chaos • Stage Four: Resolution

  3. Stage One: Innocence • You are the center of the universe (COTU) • You don’t have an understanding of how the world really works. • The ordinary world is all you know

  4. Stage Two: Initiation • Dislocation from ordinary world • One of three things happen to bring you out of the ordinary world: • Death (understand other people’s mortality and then your own) • Love and or sex (most vulnerable place) • Presence of evil (world is not what you expected)

  5. Stage Three: Chaos • Struggles, challenges, conflict • Denial can occur • Transformation occurs through acceptance of challenges • Facing fear • Actively involved in trial and error

  6. Stage Four: Resolution • Wisdom • You have knowledge and you integrate it • You act because of the knowledge that you have not in spite of it • Acceptance of mortality • Understand and treasure life (act accordingly) • SHARE!! (contribute in some way to the ordinary world that was left behind)

  7. Themes in Star Wars and Beowulf • Heroism • Good vs. Evil • Identity • Loss of Humanity

  8. Instructions • Get in groups of 5. • Pick a group leader • Each group will be given a theme and a piece to focus on. • Explore how the theme is addressed in each of the stages that we have discussed. • Use the butcher paper to take your notes. • You will present your findings to the class.

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