Joseph Campbell was an American mythologist, meaning he studied the stories of native peoples, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell inspired authors, directors, musicians, scholars, and everyday bibliophiles to reconsider their beloved stories from a perspective of this heroic cycle. The importance of this cycle is described in chapter 1 of How to Read Literature Like a Professor, which you are encouraged to (re)visit for our upcoming class discussions and papers.
In preparation for our next class, take some time to consider your favorite full-length movie OR favorite piece of literature. Then, use The Hero's Journey (http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/herosjourney/heros_journey.html ) to track the movie/book's hero through the cycle, to see how well it holds up for your particular selection. Be sure to read the descriptions of each part of the cycle, enter events as specifically as you can (although your particular selected text may not fit the model exactly, but do what you can), and print them out the final product to bring to class August 30th or 31st.
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