S/R #4: Chapter 7: Modern Fantasy Definition and Description: * Modern fantasy: the setting‚ events‚ or characters cannot really exist in real life. * People are aware it’s not true; ex. Giants‚ fairies‚ wizards‚ imaginary worlds. * Contains lessons that are relatable for the real world. * Cycle format: where one book connects to another because of characters and/or settings. * Usually a series of books like Harry Potter. Evaluation and Selection of Modern Fantasy: *
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The Female Hero in British Literature and War Alfred the Great‚ Winston Churchill‚ and David Beckham are British men who were given the title of “hero” for their feats ranging from conquering nations to being the first Briton to win league titles in four countries. But what makes these men heroes? According to Christopher Reeve‚ an actor portraying the character of Superman in movies‚ “A hero is someone who‚ in spite of weakness‚ doubt‚ or not always knowing the answers‚ goes ahead and overcomes
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sudden understanding‚ clarity‚ insight‚ or illumination that has a lasting impact on an individual and shapes his or her identity. That is exactly what happened in the essay‚ “The Step Not Taken” by Paul D’Angelo. There are three stages in the Monomyth; Separation‚ Struggle or Initiation‚ then Return and Reintegration. The narrator of the essay‚ Paul D’Angelo‚ went through all three stages. In the first stage‚ Paul stepped into the elevator not knowing that that very moment will change his life
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he ends up wanting to save the sea of stories. Which he does in fact accomplish. Secondly‚ Haroun faces countless tests and hardships. If you’ve heard of Joseph Campbell‚ you should also know that his lifelong research has led him to discover "the monomyth". These are the several stages of almost every hero-quest journey. Countless tests and supreme ordeals being one of them. One of the first things Haroun faced was dealing with the abandonment of his mother. Since his mother left near eleven o clock
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Mythology by Edith Hamilton Edith Hamilton: Mythology is a collection of Greek and Roman myths retold by Edith Hamilton. It is rewritten in a way that more readers could comprehend its content. The book was published in 1999 by Grand Central Publishing in New York‚ New York. Edith Hamilton believed that Greek myths "show how high the ancient Greeks rose above ancient filth and fierceness." However‚ she also believed that "Greek mythology do not throw any clear light upon what early mankind was
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where a young virtuous woman is hardworking and of low social standing‚ and overcomes the obstacles that she faces with the help of a guide. All further variations adhere to this general plot. All of the different styles of the story follow the Monomyth Cycle‚ and this is more easily discerned in the later versions of it. The main character is born to a low class or placed in a lowered situation‚ but born with a certain peculiarity‚ mostly where the size of her foot matching the size of the footwear
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In Disney’s film “How to Train a Dragon” begins with hiccup a weak young boy accepting the fact that his father will never proud to have a son like him. Hiccup has a dramatic change of heart after meeting an unlikely allie that inevitably becomes his best friend and together they save the island of Berk. Just like in many of Disney’s films Hiccup is different from the rest of his people‚ an unlikely hero‚ an underdog‚ who ends up saving his village from total ruin as well as gains a lifetime friend
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Joseph Campbell noticed recurring events take place in a certain pattern in most hero myths. This is referred to as the monomyth theory. Notably‚ Back to the Future is one of the many films which follow the pattern. Back to the Future is a classic science-fiction film that tells the story of Marty McFly‚ a teenage kid growing up in the fictional town of Hill Valley‚ California‚ alongside his parents‚ Lorraine and George and two siblings. Marty’s life seems pretty normal but when his longtime friend—the
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average hero”. He appears bleakly average when compared to all the chiseled and flashy heroes that are his partners in the Heroes Association. Characters that shoot lasers‚ have telekinetic powers‚ or superhuman powers. The hero Saitama follows the monomyth laid out by Joseph Campbell as the Hero’s Journey. The hero’s journey being a series of stages almost all heroes follow. The powerless yet overpowered Saitama‚ in One Punch Man‚ goes on his own hero journey in an unusual method.
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Dir. Chris Joseph Columbus. Perf. Logan Lerman. 20th Century Fox‚ 2010. DVD. Vogler‚ Christopher. “INTRODUCTION.” Hero’s Journey‚ 1985‚ www.thewritersjourney.com/hero’s_journey.htm. Popova‚ Maria. "What Makes a Hero: Joseph Campbell’s Seminal Monomyth Model for the Eleven Stages of the Hero’s Journey‚ Animated." Brain Pickings. N.p.‚ 09 Sept. 2016. Web. 14 Jan. 2017. L.‚ and Julie Har. "The Hero’s Journey Cultural Values & the Struggles against Evil." THE HERO’S JOURNEY (n.d.): n. pag. The Hero’s
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