Star Wars Heros Journey and Rites of Passage
Both a “Rite of Passage” and a “Hero’s Journey” are represented by the development of the character of Luke Skywalker, who is the hero, in George Lucas’s film “Star Wars”. ... The three stages of the “Rite of Passage, the Separation, Initiation and the Return fulfill our understanding of the movie. ... At the start of the movie Luke is very immature as in the separation stage of a “Rite of Passage” or the call to adventure and threshold sections of a “Hero’s Journey” in a persons life. ... When a viewer has the knowledge of a “Rite of Passage” Luke’s dependence on others is recognized as part of his development. ... As Luke progresses into the Initiation and Transformation stages of “The Rite of Passage” and the challenge, revelation, abyss and transformation stages of the “Hero’s Journey”, he thinks that he can defeat the enemy by himself, or at least make a difference. ... They escape the death star but are chased by imperial fighters. ... The transformation stage of the “Rites of Passage” involves the person changing and beginning to complete their goal or meet or answer the challenge. ... When the rebel base is threatened by the death star, controlled by The Empire, Luke becomes part of the team. He is just one of the group of fighters who must work together to destroy the death star and save the rebel base.