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7/16/2025, 10:09:55 PM No.24555984
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>then he was thrust into the world he wished to have no part of
source? book, movie, anything?
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Anonymous
7/16/2025, 10:10:36 PM No.24555986
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>>24555984 (OP)
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Anonymous
7/17/2025, 5:17:06 AM No.24557225
>>24555984 (OP)
i have no mouth and i must scream
Anonymous
7/17/2025, 5:17:51 AM No.24557228
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Anonymous
7/17/2025, 6:43:16 PM No.24558730
>>24555984 (OP)
The phrase:

> "then he was thrust into the world he wished to have no part of"
is a classic narrative trope, but it’s not a direct quote from a single well-known source. It describes a common story structure known as the “Reluctant Hero” or “Refusal of the Call”, a stage in Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey.

Here are some examples of characters that fit that mold:


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Books

Frodo Baggins (The Lord of the Rings) – doesn’t want the burden of the Ring but is pulled into a global conflict.

Ender Wiggin (Ender’s Game) – a child who doesn’t want to fight but is manipulated into war.

Rand al’Thor (The Wheel of Time) – refuses his role as the Dragon Reborn initially.
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Movies

Luke Skywalker (Star Wars) – wants to stay on Tatooine, but is pulled into the Rebellion.

Neo (The Matrix) – doesn’t believe he’s “The One” and wants to go back to normal life.

Rick Blaine (Casablanca) – wants no part in the war effort, but eventually sacrifices for the cause.
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Source Concept

Campbell, Joseph – The Hero with a Thousand Faces

This book outlines the monomyth, or “hero’s journey,” where the protagonist is often “thrust into the world he wished to have no part of.”
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If you're asking whether that exact quote comes from a specific source: no known classic work uses it verbatim. But it's the distilled spirit of countless reluctant-hero stories in myth, fantasy, and sci-fi.
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Anonymous
7/17/2025, 8:08:31 PM No.24558982
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thanks chatgpt