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- کد IranDOI مقاله: IranDOI:10.irandoi.2002/bahareadab.2025 .18 .7688
volume Number : 18
number In Volume : 8
issue Number : 114
Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 18،
number In Volume 8،
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issue Number 114
Analysis of the Hero's Journey Archetype in the Novel "Headless Palm Trees" by Ghasemali Farast
Mojtaba Esmaeilnia , Shabnam Shafiei Lotf (Author in Charge), Mohammad Ali Sharifian
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Joseph Campbell, by examining various mythological stories from all over the world, proposes the archetype of the hero"s journey. He believes that in all these stories, the hero"s journey follows a fixed pattern. Joseph Campbell"s "Hero"s Journey" pattern is one of the methods that can be adapted to various characters and heroes in stories, films, and even famous people in the current world. This research aims to examine the pattern proposed by Joseph Campbell in the novel "Headless Palms" by Qasemali Farast and determine the extent to which it is compatible with this work.
METHODOLOGY: The research method in this study is analytical-descriptive and library method was used to collect sources and information. The scope of this study is the novel "Headless Palms" by Ghasem Ali Farast published by Amir Kabir Publications.
FINDINGS: The findings of the study show that although the general order of the hero"s journey pattern is not seen in this novel and not all stages are fully realized in it, the hero"s journey is consistent with Campbell"s model with some differences. Nasser"s character in this novel is relatively consistent with the components and stages of the hero"s journey archetype, and some stages of this theory can be compared with stages in Nasser"s life. Overall, Nasser"s personal advancement throughout the story and his stepping into higher and more valuable stages such as martyrdom have led to the crystallization of several important stages of the hero"s journey archetype in his life.
CONCLUSION: The hero (Nasser) can achieve individual identity through the suffering he endures in his spiritual and physical journey, by fighting against the many aspects of the shadow and reaching intellectual maturity, and prove his collective identity, which finds meaning in connection with his society, by fighting to defend the homeland and martyrdom. Another point is that in this novel, all elements are human, internal and spiritual, and an internal force arising from religious beliefs always drives the hero, and often worldly rewards or external personalities are not involved in this.
Keyword
The Hero's Journey archetype
, Joseph Campbell
, The Headless Palms novel
, Ghasemali Farast
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