At 03:05 PM 7/25/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Rebekah Berger wrote:
>>Erik, as I am not an academician, and it's been a long time since I've been
>>into psych, could you explain what the hero monomyth is?
>
>The hero monomyth, as defined by Otto Rank, is, conceptually speaking, the
>basic formula for quest narratives. It proceeds in the following manner:
>
>1. The miraculous conception and birth of the hero
>
>2. The initiation of the child-hero
>
>3. His withdrawal from the larger family or community for a period of
>meditation and preparation
>
>4. The trial and quest of the hero
>
>5. The death of the hero
>
>6. The hero's descent into the underworld
>
>7. The hero's resurrection or rebirth
>
>8. The hero's ascension, apotheosis, and atonement.
Thanks so much, Erik. You have helped me in my own writing of a female
quester.
Rebekah
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