Carter- Second Post

The step I am choosing to analyze is the "initiation". The stage in specific is, "The Road of Trials", this is described as the main character being caught in a dream landscape of curiosity fluid, ambiguous form, where he must survive a succession of trials. I believe the Hero to be Luke thus far in the Star Wars movies, not so much of Han Solo. Luke has faced many trials throughout the first movie the first being the loss of his aunt and uncle. This was a clear moment that tested Luke as a character and his focus on what was really important in his life. This scene is when he had to decide whether to avenge his family members death and join the "Force" or turn into the hermit of the story due to the morning of their death. This overall is a part of the big picture, that deals with Luke learning about his true origins and how significant he is to the "Force" history, and reclaiming control from Darth Vader.

The second scenes that support the "initiation" stage dealing with Luke is when they are trying to free princess Leia from her cell block. The attempt to save Princess Leia led them in and out of danger, one scene when everything seemed to be over is the garbage shoot. The characters were stuck inside the shoot while it continued to enclose on them which would eventually lead to their death. The problem is solved by Luke being able to get in touch with R2-D2 to shut the system down which led to them freeing princess Leia. This is another scene where trials where put in place to measure the worthiness of Luke as a hero.

The "Road of Trials" also states the Hero discovers for the first time that there is a benign power everywhere supporting him in his superhuman passage. (p. 97). I believe this to be when Luke starts to receive telepathic messages from Obi- Wan Kenobi as he is flying the fighter jet to destroy the battle station. This is a clear development of Benign power being bestowed upon Luke at this time, his support is at an all time high which allows him to complete the task at hand. The "Force" was very strong as Darth Vader stated as he chased behind Luke trying to destroy his jet.