‘Arrow’: the green archer under the hero’s journey perspective

Abstract

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.35572/rlr.v9i3.1790

This work analyzes the narrative of the hero Green Arrow, focused on the series Arrow, shown on TV. To contemplate the general objective, it was necessary to research the history of Oliver Queen and his path to transformation into an archer. In addition, it seeks to explain notions such as the archetype and the hero's journey, as well as reflecting on the presupposed implications in transposing narratives between different media. Therefore, this research has as main theoretical bases Vogler (2006), Campbell (1995), Figueiredo and Diniz (2019), Jung (2000), Clüver (2006) and Franco and Takeguma (2019). It was found in this study that all twelve stages of the hero’s journey listed by Christopher Vogler apply naturally to the Star City hero’s plot, engendering his deep story marked by conflicts, crises, instabilities, losses, triumphs and redemption. However, these assertions do not end their possibilities of reading and interpreting against their emblematic and long journey.