The "Hero's Journey" Is Nonsense
The "Hero's Journey" Is Nonsense
In 1949, an American author named Joseph Campbell published a book titled The Hero with a Thousand Faces, in which he claims that, fundamentally, all the great stories that human beings have ever told follow the exact same pattern, which is innate in the human consciousness and therefore presen...
In 1949, an American author named Joseph Campbell published a book titled The Hero with a Thousand Faces, in which he claims that, fundamentally, all the great stories that human beings have ever told follow the exact same pattern, which is innate in the human consciousness and therefore present in every culture during every time period…
This article is verging on nonsense. The author raises a few valid arguments and criticisms, but loses the plot in what reads like kitschy attempts at character assassination. Also, no shit an attempt at describing the structure of myth doesn't apply to Joy Luck Club. It probably also equally wouldn't apply to the Communist Manifesto, Good Night Moon or my tax documents.
I don't know where I'm going with this. Read the Wikipedia page on this stuff for a better breakdown that actually lists its sources.
Campbell’s false individualist, sexist, and heteronormative assumptions
lmao fuckin get his ass
EDIT: wow, a lot of fans of sexist and heteronormative assumptions in here