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651 Joseph Campbell and the Hero's Journey | The Heroine's Labyrinth (with Douglas Burton) | My Last Book with Douglas Burton

The History of Literature

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Exploring the Hero's Journey and Its Limitations

This chapter examines the hero's journey as a universal storytelling framework, outlining its archetypal stages and significance in literature and film. It also critiques the traditional model's inadequacy in representing female protagonists, proposing the alternative concept of a 'heroine's labyrinth' to better capture diverse narratives.

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