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(10pp) Since the time that someone rubbed two
sticks togetherto make fire, people have loved a
good story. It may loosely be called a legend, a
story, or a tale, Joseph Campbell links most of
them together with a thematic approach called the
"hero's adventure." We will test some current
fairy tales ("The Princess Who Stood on Her Own
Two Feet," Jeanne Desy; "Prince Amilec" Tanith
Lee; and "Petronella" by Jay Williams) to see how
they fit the traditional model. Bibliography
lists 2 sources.
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Who Stood on Her Own Two Feet," Jeanne Desy; "Prince Amilec" Tanith Lee; and "Petronella" by Jay Williams) to see how they fit the traditional model. Bibliography lists 2
sources. BBfrytls.doc FAIRY TALES: NOW AND ALWAYS Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., March 2001 Introduction Since the time that someone
rubbed two sticks together, people have loved a good story. It may loosely be called a legend, a story, or a tale, Joseph Campbell links most of them together
with a thematic approach called the "heros adventure." We will test some current fairy tales ("The Princess Who Stood on Her Own Two Feet," Jeanne Desy; "Prince Amilec" Tanith
Lee; and "Petronella" by Jay Williams) to see how they fit the traditional model. The Traditional Model According to Campbell (1988), the hero - this can be a heroine -
is the main character who has found or done something that is "beyond the normal range of achievement and experience." In his conversations with Bill Moyers, Campbell relates that there
are "two kinds of deed," one is a courageous act, and the other is a type of spiritual deed, "in which the hero learns to experience, the supernormal range of
human spiritual life and then comes back with a message." The usual heros adventure will start with someone "from whom something has been taken, or who feels there is something
lacking" within their normal range of experience. The hero may even look around and discover that others seem to have that very thing - friendship, or love for example.
For some reason they do not appear to be within our heros range. This person will then set off on the quest or the adventure to rectify that
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