They stand on the roof, look out over the city and Peeta talks about how he doesn’t want them to change him. Katniss gets to know Peta better and meets Rue. Tests include: the introductory ceremony, the interviews, the training sessions, the sponsor session. Katniss is taken on the train to the Capitol. Reflecting the heart of the book he is broken and without hope on the surface, but actually still has hope and fight deep inside. Haymitch is an unreliable mentor who patronizes them and says they should accept they’re going to die. Primrose repeatedly screams ‘no’ and clings to Katniss after she volunteers, and has to be carried away by Gale. Katniss’s little sister Primrose is chosen for the Reaping – and almost certain death. She needs more of a life than just survival. She wants to keep her little sister safe. Katniss lives in poverty in a fictional world called Panem in the near future. The Hero’s Journey in The Hunger Games Ordinary World He encounters Lestat, who is broken, a shadow of his former self, while Louis is healthy, whole, comfortable in the modern world and at peace. Louis comes to terms with the fact that the world is not fair and cannot be controlled, and so accepts that he must kill humans, and releases his guilt. But after Armand gets Louis out, he burns down the Paris Vampires home and kills them all. The Paris Vampires take Claudia and kill her as punishment for killing one of ‘their own’ and lock Louis in a coffin. Possibly Louis believes that Armand can give him the happiness and understanding he has been seeking for so long. Armand appears to be the vampire and life mentor Louis has always desired. Without Lestat they search the world for truth, other vampires and the meaning of life, and eventually find some in Paris. But he comes back and they have to set him on fire and flee the burning city. They have their settled life together, but Claudia expresses anger that she will never grow up.Ĭlaudia kills Lestat. But finally he breaks and drinks from Claudia, who Lestat then turns into a vampire to bind Louis to him. He refuses to kill the woman Lestat half kills for him. He can’t kill the nasty woman he’s supposed to, and drinks from her poodles instead. Louis’s staff turn against him, and he drinks from his caring maid despite trying not to. Louis dies the mortal death and becomes a vampire. The gift he gives Louis is The Dark Gift – strength, powers, immortality. Lestat is the mentor, and instead of being caring and wise, is hedonistic and destructive in reflection of the futile, unjust nature of the story world. Louis refuses the life of a vampire, preferring to drink from rats and chickens. Lestat give him the choice to become a Vampire. He needs to release his guilt and accept that the world is beyond his understanding and control. He wants to wallow in his guilt for surviving them, and rage at the unfairness of the world. Louis is a plantation owner, 1791, New Orleans, grieving the death of his wife and child. The Hero’s Journey in Interview with a Vampire Ordinary World You might also like this Hero’s Journey Quick Reference Infographic. If you’re interested in the Hero’s Journey, you should check out our Ultimate Guide to the Hero’s Journey, which covers everything from its purpose to its history to explaining each of the twelve steps in great detail. You can read the examples directly below, or click to download printable PDFs beneath. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stoneįor each story we identify how each of the stages of the Hero’s Journey is represented.As part of our series of resources on the Hero’s Journey, we’ve put together some Hero’s Journey examples in popular fiction.
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