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Discover clues into the creation of popular stories: Joseph Campbell's "hero's journey," and more.
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The Privileged Hero - Black Panther
A fight over the throne of Wakanda represents two opposing ideas of justice. Revenge can be sweet but effective leadership requires more substance.
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The Naive Hero - Clarice Starling : Silence of the Lambs
Clarice Starling doesn't have experience, but she has instinct and determination. She's going to need both to catch a killer even with help from a cannibal psychopath in this analysis of Silence of the Lambs.
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The Disguised Hero - Django
Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained touches on the harsh realities of human nature and the difficulties of going undercover.
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The Shortsighted Hero - Mulan
Sometimes taking one's "place" in society requires breaking with tradition. In this adaption of an ancient Chinese tale, Mulan carves a place for herself but sets her aims low. Still, she serves as an example of courage in the struggle to be one's self.
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The Stubborn Hero - Antigonê
Can a woman in ancient Greece win an argument and remain living? Sophocles has us pondering the ambiguity of right and wrong as the gods remain silent over human disputes.
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The Incompetent Hero: Psyche
Ancient Roman author, Apuleius, makes his heroine in Cupid and Psyche the butt of a joke, but is Psyche as pathetic as she seems?