On 25 July, 1997, Ildney Cavalcanti wrote:
>I agree that the concept of the hero monomyth *is* simplistic and maybe too
>formalist. On the other hand, it appears to be very useful in order to
>stress one of the gender differences in quest narratives. Collective
>protagonists (as opposed to *one* female hero - or heroine - I still have
>not chosen which term to use...) abound in feminist sf.
That's one of the patterns that has struck me about feminist fantasy and SF
too, the idea of more than one protagonist, all equal, working together and
pooling strengths so that all reach the end of the quest, rather than
having one protagonist with an obvious support group. Do you think that
this kind of pattern holds true, or is it something I've just seen in the
books I've read? I'd be curious to know, and most of you on this list are
a lot more well-read than I am! =->
Elizabeth
-- Elizabeth L. Pandolfo/Briggs pandolfo@macbsd.com http://www.macbsd.com/~pandolfo/index.html"Whatever happens, believe that the journey is worth taking..." --Pesh, "Seaward"
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