The Hero's Journey in "Tracks"

In my first post, I stated my question as focusing on the main character. Unfortunately, in Louise Erdrich’s Tracks, there is no “main character.” The book revolves around a set of main characters from the Anishinabe tribe, all with their own individual plotlines. However, Fleur Pillager represents the hero in many ways, and goes on multiple journeys throughout the Hero’s Journey

1. Departure
1. The call to adventure – I would argue that the call of the adventure for Fleur, and the whole tribe, is the arrival of the white people. They’re called to stay with their past and their heritage.
2. Refusal of the Call – Many of them reject their heritage and give into the white people’s demands, and refuse the call to stand up for themselves.
3. Supernatural Aid – The supernatural aid is presented in Fleur’s powers and the lake monster, Misshepeshu.
4. Crossing the Threshold – The threshold was crossed when Fleur went to Argus on her own.
5. Belly of the Whale – When Fleur is in Argus, she is in the belly of the whale. She has no help and is surrounded by the corruption of the white land.
2. Initiation
1. The Road of Trials – While in Argus, Fleur goes through many trials, like the ridicule from the townspeople she receives. In addition, she is raped for beating the mean in poker.
2. The meeting with the Goddess – I would not say that Fleur meets with a goddess, but we do not know as we never see from her point of view.
3. Woman as Temptress – Pauline could be considered a temptress. She turns away from her Native American traditions very quickly, and attempts to convince all of the tribe to do the same.
4. Atonement with the Father – Upon returning to the reservation, Fleur meets with Nanapush. Nanapush raised Fleur, and is the only father figure she has.
5. Apotheosis – When Fleur takes the money from the men in Argus and brings it back to the reservation, she is brought higher than them and ascends.
6. The Ultimate Boon – The boon is the land Fleur buys back from the white people, and gets to live on. The Pillager land is the boon for Fleur.
3. Return
1. Refusal of the Return – Later in the book, the white agents are attempting to take the land back from everyone, including Fleur, but she refuses.
2. The Magic Flight – Fleur really doesn’t take any sort of magic flight that I can think of.
3. Rescue from the Without – She destroys all the trees surrounding her home, crushing the white workers and their equipment.
4. The Crossing of the Return Threshold – She crosses the return threshold after she denounces the Kashpaws for their selfishness.
5. Master of the Two Worlds –Throughout the book, Fleur seems as she’s a master of both the worlds of mortality and immortality. She has godly powers but is just a woman.
6. Freedom to Live. – Fleur represents the tribe in their freedom to live, albeit different. They’ll never have the home the way it was, although she is living.

So is Fleur a hero? Maybe less steps are followed than Oedipus, but yes, she is a hero. She represents a majority of the tribes in America that were taken by the white people.

Oedipus – How he traverses The Hero's Journey

Oedipus Rex of Sophicle's Oedipus the King, is not a traditional hero by any stretch of the imagination. The man fated to kill his father and marry his mother couldn't possibly be a hero, right?
Wrong. He needn't be a hero by any moral sense of the word. Morality and heroism have no correlation except in modern culture, (Hell, Sauron is probably a hero for the Orcs) but, back to the topic. Does Oedipus deserve the ranking of Hero? Does he follow the steps within The Hero's Journey? Well, let's take a look.

1. Departure 
1. The call to adventure – Well, this call to adventure really began when he met the shepherd who informed him that his parents weren't his real parents. This moment really called Oedipus to search for more information.
2. Refusal of the Call – But, of course, he denies it.
3. Supernatural Aid – The supernatural aid to Oedipus would be his meeting with the Oracle. He learns of the full prophecy, and is forever set in motion on his journey.
4. Crossing the Threshold – The threshold was his departure from Corinth to Thebes. As soon as Oedipus leaves his old life, he crosses the threshold to the journey.
5. Belly of the Whale – The "whale" in this instance could be considered Oedipus himself. Angst ridden, he leaves Corinth, he traverses into his own state of consciousness which is a peak of what is to come.
2. Initiation
1. The Road of Trials – The trials is Oedipus' travel to Thebes. He is faced with the trial of killing his own father and his father's guard (without knowing it's his father, of course)
2. The meeting with the Goddess – As far as we know, Oedipus does not meet with any goddess, save for the Sphynx as a goddess. 
3. Woman as Temptress – Although the Sphynx could be the meeting with the goddess (Or the last step and this one could be one in the same) I believe the Temptress is the Sphynx. She tempts Oedipus with this offer of getting past her if he can answer the riddle. 
4. Atonement with the Father – Oedipus' atonement with the father could be the atonement with his heritage, Thebes. He could be silently atoning for the murder of their king, although this is speculation.
5. Apotheosis – The apotheosis of Oedipus is his ascension to the throne. Officially king of Thebes.
6. The Ultimate Boon – The boon for Oedipus is his ascension to the throne, and his marriage to the queen. From this point is where we start the actual play. 
3. Return
1. Refusal of the Return – This happens for Oedipus when the plague strikes his land. He is told that the plague will stop when the killer of Laius is found (That's Oedipus, by the way) And searches relentlessly.
2. The Magic Flight – Sometimes, magic flights aren't all rainbows and fireworks. Sometimes magic is dark and brutal, which is which Oedipus faces. He's forced to face the facts that he has followed his fate.
3. Rescue from the Without – He rescues his city by confessing to his crimes.
4. The Crossing of the Return Threshold – He crosses the return when he goes into exile and shame. He has passed the threshold of royalty that he refused to pass through.
5. Master of the Two Worlds – This is going to get a bit figurative, so bear with me. Oedipus is the master of honor and dishonor. Blinding himself, he atones to the gods. His dishonor comes from his prior actions. 
6. Freedom to Live. – Oedipus is given mercy from the gods and people of the world. He has atoned and paid his price, and is giving the freedom of life for it. 

So, does Oedipus follow through The Hero's Journey? I would argue yes. I believe that Oedipus is a hero, be it moral or immoral, and did follow the journey. There are only a few instances that may or may not add up completely, however, in whole, he does traverse the entire journey which many hero's will also do.