hum125- world mythology
Joseph Campbell The Hero with a Thousand Faces: The monomyth
What makes a hero?
Start our class and new section with a reflection on this question. Think about certain attributes of a hero and then, if possible, apply them to an example of a fictional character outside of the ones we have or will discuss in class (Star Wars, Wonder Woman, etc).
Top: The Avengers, 2012
Bottom: Siegfried
Right: Aladdin
Class reading –
Segment from Campbell’s
The Hero with a Thousand Faces