I have a few other issues with this so-called Hero’s Journey, at least as laid out by Campbell. First of all, it stipulates a very…
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Conclusion In the process of writing this incredibly rambling Firestarter I was asked: why does this matter? Why have I spent all this time considering…
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I found at least one of these female villains curiously unsatisfying for a slightly different reason, oddly enough. She was depicted as a goddess of…
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I guess what I enjoyed most about the humor that worked for me was when it wasn’t strained, nor about humiliating and belittling others. Humor…
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Mercy has two other elements in her story which I’m looking forward to seeing explored. First, she has at least one other person who is…
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Before we go on to discussion of my favorite heroine, here’s an example of a heroine where I wasn’t terribly impressed with the story’s sexual…
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In the end, it is true there may be folks associated with the allies of these female heroines who want these women dead. It’s also…
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This collecting of unlikely allies into community — often in ways the various factions had never before envisioned — is nicely done in the Cassandra…
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I should note clearly here I’m not trying to show how Harry is “bad” and everyone else is “good” — because I think all four…
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Another curious case in point: the shadow of Lasciel the Temptress (an ancient and evil Fallen angel) seemed to succumb surprisingly quickly to Harry’s sometimes,…
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