How have the texts you have studied this year, "Empire of the Sun", "Journey to the Interior", and "Willow", effectively shaped your understanding of the concept of "The Journey"?

How have the texts you have studied this year effectively shaped your understanding of the concept of "The Journey"? "Journey" can be described as movement or travel from one place to another. This physical concept of journey can be extended, however, to a much more complex and diverse metaphorical understanding. The ultimate, and most obvious, journey one undergoes is life, both the physical and inner passage "from cradle to grave". Within and throughout this adventure, …

…consciously undergone or triggered by external forces beyond the individual's control. These processes of self-development and realisation can prove extremely beneficial, or, in some cases, detrimental, to one's psyche. They can be enjoyable or unpleasant, easy or difficult. Nonetheless, humanity grows and prospers through such introspection, and without such insight, a mature and sound appreciation of one's self and the world will never be attained. <Tab/><Tab/>