the hero's journey is a quest to attain new cool super powers, transform self and return as a new person.
the super powers typically accompany the new persona. the cost of this transformation is everything.
aside: most self help books exploit this thirst for super powers in us by placing the teensy weensy nugget of bullshit that they peddle at the end of a seeming quest.
the super powers typically accompany the new persona. the cost of this transformation is everything.
aside: most self help books exploit this thirst for super powers in us by placing the teensy weensy nugget of bullshit that they peddle at the end of a seeming quest.
posted by Going Kilo at April 23, 2012
2 Comments:
What about slaying dragons, Dark Lords, or Those Noseless Chaps Whose Names Cannot Be Said Aloud? They should be part of the quest too, no?
slaying dragons et al is just how one particular quest plays out, and a mythical/exaggerated one at that...
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