PART 1——
Let us examine Heros and how they function in our lives.
For your initial post (Due by Oct 6 Sunday 11:59p):
After viewing the video, ‘What makes a hero,’ do all of the religious episodes mentioned follow the pattern of the hero’s journey? Find a comparable story from last week. Does it follow the hero’s journey pattern?
Is the hero’s journey formula so flexible that it can be applied to any story with a main character and a beginning-middle-end story arc? Try to identify a successful book or movie that defies the hero’s journey pattern. Consider how that story could be modified to conform to the hero’s journey.
What do ordinary people have in common with heroes? Why do you believe people look to heroes? Especially those like Sir Gawain, Maui, and Mwindo?
Do you think that the Iliad follows Joseph Campbell’s heroic monomyth theory? Why or why not?
PART 2——
Students will create a 1 page-long typed response to one of three review prompts. Responses must be in MLA format.
Purpose:
Explore in writing what you have read and what we have presented in the modules.
Instructions:
Reply to only 1 of 3 topics/questions located below.
Students are to submit their assignment by Oct. 8th, 11:59 pm using the submission link on this page.
Use citations and supporting evidence from texts/videos found in Modules 10-15.
Restate the chosen topic/question in the first few sentences of your response.
MLA Format Review Purdue WebpageLinks to an external site.
Topic/Questions:
Identify and analyze any recurring motifs, themes, and patterns in any of the myths from weeks 10-15. (Use at least two different regions, ex. do not use two Roman myths; feel free to identify/analyze two or more but do not go above three different myths/stories)
Compare and contrast the mythological speculations between any two or more regions/cultures we have discussed. (Weeks 1-15, can be only weeks 10-15, up to you)
Identify, compare, and contrast any of the humanities-based texts used to interpret our myths. (The Death of Death, Myth & Ritual, Myth & the Hero, Heroic Monomyth, etc.; yes, you can use any Humanities text outside of weeks 10-15 to support your argument)