Sarah Beeghley

This paper is about "Hero's Journey". "Hero's Journey" has three steps: Separation, Initiation, and Return. I'm going to write about Chuck Noland and his " Hero's Journey". In a way Chuck Noland does complete his "Hero's Journey".


Chucks separation from his family friends and soon to be wife must not have been hard because he thought he would be home again in a matter of days. Chucks calling of separation was work because he had one more trip before Christmas. His threshold was leaving work in the U.S. but not really having a choice and him waking up not dead. Separation is really hard From leaving family and friends. Having to leave everything for so many years.

Chucks Initiation is him trying to get off the island by dong all he could and getting a friend Wilson, who's a volleyball. Part of his Initiation is the abyss of being on an island that know ones heard of before. Chucks mentor in the initiation is Wilson the volleyball. He talks to it like its a real person. His transformation is going on the top of the steep mountain to build a raft. Initiation is that someone might wish that they could do a heroic mentor that performed great deeds.

Chucks return is quite simple. He try's to get his life back together after all these years. He try's to get back with his fiance, but shes already married and has a child. He leaves her so she could be with he husband because he loves her so much. Chuck returns the box that he never opened with the wings and heads for a new life.In a way his choose to start over not knowing were he was going was a good idea.


This paper was about Chuck Noland and his experience on the unknown island. Chuck did complete his "Hero's Journey" because he follows all the steps. In my opinion i don't think id ever be able to complete "Hero's Journey" like Chuck did.