Otto Rankian Hero Myth

1.Who was Otto Rank and how did he view hero myths as a consequence of the dynamics of the family? Otto Rank was clinical practitioner. He studied the behavior of his patients who were neurotic. He agreed with Freud that a complex kind of possessive anger underlies the dynamics of the family. This is how he creates the Hero myth, and basically believes that myth arises out of basic human conflicts.

2.What does Rankian analysis say about father figures in hero stories, and to what extent does Harry Potter follow the typical father figure pattern? He feels that all his heroes are threatened by their fathers or some other man that has power over them. Harry Potter is threatened not by his father, but by the evil Voldemort, the dark lord. He has