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fandomhigh2010-04-06 12:15 pm
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Monomyths [Tuesday, April 6, Period 3]
There was a message on the board when the students came in: REMINDER--YOUR FINAL PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS ARE DUE THE LAST DAY OF CLASS. DECIDE WHICH (OR BOTH OR NEITHER) HEROIC JOURNEY WENDY UNDERGOES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE SERIES.
As for Cindy herself, she was behind her desk, waiting for the bell to ring. "Today, we're on the second-to-last stage of the journeys," she reminded them. "Stage Eight in the Third Act. For the feminine journey, this stage is Rebirth. She has died, found her inner strength and outer support, and now is finally ready to face life and her antagonists on her own terms. She finds she has the courage to leave her cheating husband--" la, that wasn't anything Cindy had experience in, "--confront her crooked boss, or defeat the evil villain. She has learned to set her own boundaries, listen to her inner voice, trust in herself, and reclaim her weapons and her identity. In most cases, we see her embody the opposite of her former coping strategy. For the feminine hero, while this is not the end of her journey, this is the stage where it all comes together. Next week, we'll discuss what she has left to do, considering this is the stage where she stands up for herself and defeats whatever villain there may be."
"Stage Eight for the masculine journey, however, is where we find the culmination of Stage Seven. In that last stage, the hero was confronted with the spectre of his own death, represented as a fork in the road, and we see him begin to choose which path he will take: acceptance or rebellion. In Stage Eight, he reaps the consequence of that choice, for good or for ill. If he accepted the idea of death-as-transformation with dignity, he learns from his experience. He faces his flaws and his fears, understands them, and promises to do better. He looks back on all he's done and realizes what his true purpose is, turning away from what society tells him he should want and what his goals should be and embracing his true desires. In this stage, the hero who has constantly put his career before his family realizes all that he's missed, the hero who is slaving away at a job he hates because it's 'a good job' will remember what his dream used to be, and the hero who has done wrong, either in the past or on the journey, will seek forgiveness and redemption. He lets go of his 'self' and his power and is awakened."
"Of course, that is only one path and there wouldn't be any tension or drama without the possibility of failure. If the hero rebels against death-as-transformation, he actually becomes more like the villain. He ignores his flaws and fears, allowing them to dictate his behaviors and blind him to what's really important. His goals may change slightly to include him proving his superiority to everyone and everything, including death. Like the hero at the beginning of the feminine journey, he gathers tools and weapons to help him succeed, not realizing that they'll be just as useful to him as they were to her. He'll push everyone aside, going forward alone, sometimes even hurting or abandoning his companions in his quest for personal glory. He'll justify any behavior and sacrifice in the name of 'getting the job done' and because he refuses any kind of personal reflection, he won't see the monster he is becoming."
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As for Cindy herself, she was behind her desk, waiting for the bell to ring. "Today, we're on the second-to-last stage of the journeys," she reminded them. "Stage Eight in the Third Act. For the feminine journey, this stage is Rebirth. She has died, found her inner strength and outer support, and now is finally ready to face life and her antagonists on her own terms. She finds she has the courage to leave her cheating husband--" la, that wasn't anything Cindy had experience in, "--confront her crooked boss, or defeat the evil villain. She has learned to set her own boundaries, listen to her inner voice, trust in herself, and reclaim her weapons and her identity. In most cases, we see her embody the opposite of her former coping strategy. For the feminine hero, while this is not the end of her journey, this is the stage where it all comes together. Next week, we'll discuss what she has left to do, considering this is the stage where she stands up for herself and defeats whatever villain there may be."
"Stage Eight for the masculine journey, however, is where we find the culmination of Stage Seven. In that last stage, the hero was confronted with the spectre of his own death, represented as a fork in the road, and we see him begin to choose which path he will take: acceptance or rebellion. In Stage Eight, he reaps the consequence of that choice, for good or for ill. If he accepted the idea of death-as-transformation with dignity, he learns from his experience. He faces his flaws and his fears, understands them, and promises to do better. He looks back on all he's done and realizes what his true purpose is, turning away from what society tells him he should want and what his goals should be and embracing his true desires. In this stage, the hero who has constantly put his career before his family realizes all that he's missed, the hero who is slaving away at a job he hates because it's 'a good job' will remember what his dream used to be, and the hero who has done wrong, either in the past or on the journey, will seek forgiveness and redemption. He lets go of his 'self' and his power and is awakened."
"Of course, that is only one path and there wouldn't be any tension or drama without the possibility of failure. If the hero rebels against death-as-transformation, he actually becomes more like the villain. He ignores his flaws and fears, allowing them to dictate his behaviors and blind him to what's really important. His goals may change slightly to include him proving his superiority to everyone and everything, including death. Like the hero at the beginning of the feminine journey, he gathers tools and weapons to help him succeed, not realizing that they'll be just as useful to him as they were to her. He'll push everyone aside, going forward alone, sometimes even hurting or abandoning his companions in his quest for personal glory. He'll justify any behavior and sacrifice in the name of 'getting the job done' and because he refuses any kind of personal reflection, he won't see the monster he is becoming."
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