mainstays of fiction

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mainstays of fiction

Tom Brosz — 7/11/2006 6:52:20 AM (archived)

I'm not as familiar with Joseph Campbell as I should be, but I suspect the Loss of the Familar Home and Family is a specific step on the Hero's Journey. It does seem to factor into most such myths and stories. As you point out, there are endless examples (Luke Skywalker's aunt and uncle got fried).

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The new "Superman". - Jacob Samorodin - 7/9/2006 10:02:32 PM
- A very disappointing movie - Buck Galaxy - 7/9/2006 11:20:44 PM
  - I thought it was good. - REB - 7/12/2006 1:06:05 PM
  - I liked it. - Tom Brosz - 7/10/2006 1:23:12 AM
    - You should try to catch the "Science of Superman" bit on Scifi - FrankC - 7/10/2006 2:54:47 AM
    - Hey, what about us modern angst-ridden heroes? (n/t) - ER - 7/10/2006 1:35:00 AM
      - Don't you get confused......Superman in Cuba had a very different persona from Clark Kent.... (n/t) - Publius - 7/10/2006 2:29:28 AM
        
        Yep. He wore a guayabera and smoked a cigar. (n/t) - ER - 7/10/2006 5:05:18 PM
      - That's what Batman's for - Fox - 7/10/2006 2:29:04 AM
        
        And yopu don't find it strange all these comics kill parents off wholesale? - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/10/2006 4:43:03 AM
        
        Nope. Absent parents are one of the mainstays of fiction for youth. - Mary Anne - 7/11/2006 1:00:49 AM
        
        mainstays of fiction - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2006 6:52:20 AM
        
        Also... - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2006 5:53:58 PM
        
        re: mainstays of fiction - LJK - 7/11/2006 12:41:55 PM
        
        It is tough to design an origin for a superhero... - alcaray - 7/10/2006 4:03:21 PM
        
        It's all part of a disturbing trend. - ER - 7/10/2006 3:20:19 PM
        
        re: It's all part of a disturbing trend. - Lindy - 7/11/2006 9:47:44 PM
        
        Imperialist Plot - ER - 7/11/2006 10:44:43 PM
        
        re: Imperialist Plot - Tom Brosz - 7/12/2006 6:43:06 AM
        
        "Los Yanquis Imperialistas" - Lindy - 7/11/2006 11:01:04 PM
        
        Yo, Lindy! - ER - 7/11/2006 11:59:41 PM
        
        Yeah and I am highly offended by Donald Duck parading around naked from the waist down (n/t) - FrankC - 7/11/2006 4:05:22 PM
        
        re: Donald Duck parading around naked from the waist down - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2006 6:27:26 PM
        
        After Lindy's post, I have gained new admiration for Donald........... - Publius - 7/11/2006 8:50:53 PM
        
        I'll tell ya, nothing gets past this crew. (n/t) - ER - 7/11/2006 7:28:04 PM
        
        his spluttering is also offensive to people with overbites - Daniel - 7/11/2006 5:39:05 PM
        
        Donald is cool, but Daffy is Da Bomb! (n/t) - ER - 7/11/2006 6:18:27 PM
        
        re: It's all part of a disturbing trend. - LJK - 7/11/2006 12:41:01 PM

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