tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206860168455297464.post6641355676761590256..comments2023-03-21T13:51:56.864-05:00Comments on Reading, Writing, & Raptures: The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph CampbellBethany F. Brenganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08174727157257689080noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206860168455297464.post-54510789644437114132009-09-24T19:09:33.604-05:002009-09-24T19:09:33.604-05:00That's *very* interesting. I'm not sure ho...That's *very* interesting. I'm not sure how I feel about the differences. I'm curious about why the "Master of Two Worlds" bit is cut from the female hero cycle. That concept resonates so strongly with me and seems like it should apply well to all hero cycles (especially when the "two worlds" are translated as the internal and external worlds). <br /><br />One the other hand, after I looked at that site, I realized I had been changing plot-lines for my female characters to fit things like "Journey to ancestral home to find father; discovers unity with mother instead." These aren't choices I've made consciously; instead it's been almost as if I'm *compelled* to make these changes before I can feel comfortable with the story.<br /><br />Yeah, that last sentence sounds a little weird to me too.Bethany F. Brenganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174727157257689080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206860168455297464.post-22793418611307645022009-09-22T20:51:25.871-05:002009-09-22T20:51:25.871-05:00Oh, and this might be interesting:
http://virtual....Oh, and this might be interesting:<br />http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/dial/Oz/femoztax.htmlCarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371214042702366632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206860168455297464.post-49441387785998046162009-09-22T20:45:34.247-05:002009-09-22T20:45:34.247-05:00I'm not an expert on Campbell, but I believe t...I'm not an expert on Campbell, but I believe that I read that heroines (for him) actually had a different hero cycle. <br /><br />According to my source, the boy's:<br />-Boy lives in happy childhood land<br />-Boy is called to the quest, refuses it, then is forced to accept it<br />-Boy is guided into the world of the quest – a fantastic wilderness world filled with magical creatures and scary people – by a helpful guide figure<br />-Boy gathers companions to help him with the quest<br />-Boy fights “the dragon” (the Bad Guy)<br />-Boy reunites with his father<br />-Boy is recognized as a hero (a Man), gets the girl, often becomes king, is in full possession of his powers, lives happily ever after as the Master of Two Worlds (the public “real world” and the fantasy/quest world)<br /><br />Girl's:<br />-Girl lives in grey, unhappy/ambiguous childhood land<br />-Girl is called to quest, refuses it, is forced to accept it<br />-Girl is guided into the world of the quest – usually a world that is an uncanny version of her home life or a threatening wonderland that has no discernable rules – by a guide who is a phony or a trickster<br />-Girl sometimes, but not always, gathers companions. Often one of them will be an evil seducer figure.<br />-Girl fights “the dragon”<br />-Girl reunites with father (or mother) figure, finds him to be another phony<br />-Girl returns home, having learned a lesson about herself and her own powers<br /><br />*shrugs* It annoyed me when I read it. It's secondary and from a random blog, though, so who knows if that's actually Campbellian or not.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371214042702366632noreply@blogger.com