10. The Road Back
This stage in the Hero’s journey represents a reverse echo of the Call to Adventure in which the Hero had to cross the first threshold. Now he must return home with his reward but this time the anticipation of danger is replaced with that of acclaim and perhaps vindication, absolution or even exoneration.
But the Hero’s journey is not yet over and he may still need one last push back into the Ordinary World. The moment before the Hero finally commits to the last stage of his journey may be a moment in which he must choose between his own personal objective and that of a Higher Cause.
Had his journey really ended. Was there more he had to do. He had saved BJ for Christmas. But did she really get a Christmas? Would her father just go pick her up again. He had to do more to solidify the tradition of her not being kidnapped again and again every Christmas. What would that be.
Was Larry and the kids going to be able to give BJ a Christmas?
He knew Larry would be sad with a Christmas with his dad. All those presents would not compensate for a Christmas without out his mother and sister. But he did not dare to go against his father now or his father would kidnap BJ again. What did Cuz have to do?
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