Summary Of Creating The Myth By Linda Seger

In Linda Seger’s essay, ‘Creating the Myth’, the author reveals that “the hero myth has specific story beats that occur in all hero stories”. In the popular television series, ‘Once Upon a Time’, the main hero is Emma Swan, and the views can identify and relate with her. Emma Swan represents the hero myth accurately because she is introduced in ordinary surroundings, something new enters her life, and she is now ready to move into the special world.
First, Emma is introduced in ordinary surroundings. According to the author, the hero is usually introduced in “the mundane world and doing mundane things”. For example, in the first episode, Emma is introduced as a lonely existence working as a bails bond agent and lives in an apartment in Boston,