Aleph
Volume 13, Numéro 1, Pages 309-323
2026-02-01
Spiritual Heroism, Self-help, And The Monomyth In Robin Sharma’s The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
Authors : Aziz Rabéa .
Abstract
This research paper explores aspects of mythology and heroism in Robin Sharma’s The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari (1997) by conducting an analogical study between the life of the novel’s main protagonist, Julian Mantle, and the process of heroism in ancient myths of different cultures. The Canadian author with Indian origins smartly mingles the advantages of modern Western civilisation, in which he was brought up, with the wisdom of his ancient Eastern ancestors to generate a fable interwoven between myth and reality, resulting in an act of heroism. He aims through his book to enlighten the reader with the fact that developing the inner self rather than focusing on the exterior world is beneficial for the individual. The act of heroism in the story is, in fact, conveyed through Julian, who decided to give up his luxurious life as a lawyer and focus on the development of his inner self by engaging in a journey to India. Reading the book through the lens of Joseph Campbell’s conception of the hero, developed in his The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), we find that Sharma’s protagonist followed the same pattern as all the heroic stories, and his life shares common elements with ancient myths. Indian mythology played a master role in creating in him a new person, a hero, who understands how to manage his spiritual and material life to live in peace and harmony.
Keywords
heroism ; mythology ; Robin Sharma ; The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari ; Joseph Campbell ; The Hero with a Thousand Faces ; inner self
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