I am Choosing Joseph Cambells Monomyth to base my final project on because I find it interesting. The Monomyth is a basic 17 step outline to the Heroes Journey. Although a lot of myths have all 17 steps they all come pretty close to it. Wikipedia explains the Monomyth as "These 17 stages may be organized in a number of ways, including division into three sections: Departure (sometimes called Separation), Initiation, and Return. "Departure" deals with the hero's adventure prior to the quest; "Initiation" deals with the hero's many adventures along the way; and "Return" deals with the hero's return home with knowledge and powers acquired on the journey." (Wikipedia) I started to read and gather notes from "Hero with a Thousand Faces: A BookCaps Study Guide". In this book The Journey is defined as "The Journey is representation of the journey that induvisuals take throughout life, the journey to a spiritual awakening, the journey toward knowledge and enlightenment, and also the journey of the universe." (BookCaps) The Monomyth and Harry Potter are very simular. I will compare the Heroes Journey and Harry Potter by Departure, Initiation and the Return.
Joseph Campbell's Hero With a Thousand Faces(A BookCaps Study Guide) BookCaps 2012. Kindle
Wikipedia contributors. "Monomyth." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 1 May. 2012. Web. 8 May. 2012.
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