A poem by Katy Giebenhain about “Star Wars” shows the flaws of its Joseph Campbell roots. She notes that “the hero doesn’t get/through anything alone.”
Tag Archives: Hero with a Thousand Faces
Star Wars & Thousand-Faced Heroes
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The Journey of the Reader Hero
Reading literature can be compared to Joseph Campbell’s “Journey of the Hero.”
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Why Read Lit? Let Me Count the Reasons
I grapple today about why it is essential to read lit. And what happens to us when we don’t.
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Sauron’s Ring: Power Corrupts
The ring in “Lord of the Rings” lends itself to numerous approaches.
A Spiritual Quest Begins inside a Whale
According to Joseph Campbell, a hero’s journey invariably involves a “belly of the whale” experience. Tokien describes the experience in fantasy, Dan Albergotti in everyday life.
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