Crystal Schmiesing

Chuck's Journey

Cast Aways Chuck Noland could be consider a hero. He survived years of being on the deserted island. Living off coconuts and water, when it rained. So in some way, yeah he completed a hero's journey.

He had to leave his girlfriend/home for work. Fed Ex (his work) needed him across the country. The threshold could have been him getting on the plane. The plain taking off was the decent I would say. I think he never should have gotten on the plane in the first place, he needed to be with his girlfriend at that moment not at work.
Well the plane suddenly having problems and blowing up, scattering into the ocean was what started the whole thing, it pulled him in it you could say, but the rest was up to him. He floated all night and woke up to a deserted island. Wilson, the volley ball, could have possibly been his mentor, it was himself though because of course Wilson was not real. But I'm sort of leaning towards the thought of getting home, seeing his girlfriend, was what did it mostly. He transformed into a calm guy he was just set on surviving and he wasn't all up tight anymore.
When he got back I would say it had to of been really weird, being away for so long you forget how things are. Its sad that when he got back he met his dentist, which is actually is ex girlfriends husband now, he didn't know that, its like he came back just to get his heart broken. she was all he thought about on the island. I hate how they loved each other but they wouldn't get back together because she was already married and had kids.
So yes he completed a hero's journey. With all that bad stuff happening to him he didn't let it really effect him greatly u know. its cute how the last thing he did was return the package he had found so many years before. Its amazing how he kept it.