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fandomhigh2010-03-09 11:15 am
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Monomyths [Tuesday, March 9, Period 3]
"Well, that was an invigorating weekend, wasn't it?" Cindy asked as her class filed in. There was a TV and DVD player at the front of the classroom, but she ignored it for now. "I tried to find some way to link today's lesson with the adventures of the weekend, but couldn't figure anything out in the five minutes it took to get my coffee. So let's just move right along to class today, all right?"
"Stage Five of the feminine journey is called the 'Eye of the Storm.' After facing her fears, and quite possibly the villain or one of his lackeys, the hero comes to term with everything that happened in Stage Four and starts to feel really good. She believes she's seen the worse and handled everything very well, and is filled with a sense of peace, accomplishment, and security. She feels like she's done; her journey is at an end. If you've been paying attention, you can probably guess that these feelings are false. If nothing else, if you are reading a novel or watching a movie, you know that it's not over, as this usually comes while there's still a good third to a half of the narrative left. 'Happily Ever After' doesn't come in the middle."
Sometimes doesn't come at the end, either, but Cindy wasn't going into that. "This stage serves two purposes. First, it gives the heroine time to regroup and recover. Stage Four can be brutal and violent, and she needs time to heal, possibly physically or emotionally. It also shows her that nothing will change until she does; as nice as Stage Five may be for her in the beginning, it won't last. This stage shows her that she cannot accept anything less than real change. She will be offered resolutions that would have made her happy back when she was blind to the illusion of perfection in her world, but by the end of Stage Five, she'll realize that these things no longer satisfy her. Stage Five offers her happiness and hope, but at a price."
"Stage Five of the masculine journey is a very interesting one. Called the 'Invitation Stage,' the masculine hero is often invited to go on an abbreviated version of the feminine journey. He's shown his flaws and asked if the goal he's pursuing is the right goal and if he's going on it for the right reasons. He's given the chance to drop his outward goal and pursue inner transformation instead. While most heroes decline this invitation, it is always extended. This invitation is the set up for the end of his journey, where he will either transform and succeed or rebel and die. The way he refuses the invitation for the feminine journey and why will often show what it will take for him to open his mind at the end."
She moved to the TV, turning everything on. "For an example of Stage Five of the masculine journey, we'll be watching a clip ofmeta for-Moby Dick: The Musical, the scene where Captain Ahab meets up with the captain of the Rachel, followed by a brief discussion"
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"Stage Five of the feminine journey is called the 'Eye of the Storm.' After facing her fears, and quite possibly the villain or one of his lackeys, the hero comes to term with everything that happened in Stage Four and starts to feel really good. She believes she's seen the worse and handled everything very well, and is filled with a sense of peace, accomplishment, and security. She feels like she's done; her journey is at an end. If you've been paying attention, you can probably guess that these feelings are false. If nothing else, if you are reading a novel or watching a movie, you know that it's not over, as this usually comes while there's still a good third to a half of the narrative left. 'Happily Ever After' doesn't come in the middle."
Sometimes doesn't come at the end, either, but Cindy wasn't going into that. "This stage serves two purposes. First, it gives the heroine time to regroup and recover. Stage Four can be brutal and violent, and she needs time to heal, possibly physically or emotionally. It also shows her that nothing will change until she does; as nice as Stage Five may be for her in the beginning, it won't last. This stage shows her that she cannot accept anything less than real change. She will be offered resolutions that would have made her happy back when she was blind to the illusion of perfection in her world, but by the end of Stage Five, she'll realize that these things no longer satisfy her. Stage Five offers her happiness and hope, but at a price."
"Stage Five of the masculine journey is a very interesting one. Called the 'Invitation Stage,' the masculine hero is often invited to go on an abbreviated version of the feminine journey. He's shown his flaws and asked if the goal he's pursuing is the right goal and if he's going on it for the right reasons. He's given the chance to drop his outward goal and pursue inner transformation instead. While most heroes decline this invitation, it is always extended. This invitation is the set up for the end of his journey, where he will either transform and succeed or rebel and die. The way he refuses the invitation for the feminine journey and why will often show what it will take for him to open his mind at the end."
She moved to the TV, turning everything on. "For an example of Stage Five of the masculine journey, we'll be watching a clip of
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