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The Heros Journey

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Heros_journey. MythologyTeacher.com. “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”

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Christopher Reeve “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Joseph Campbell Joseph Campbell, an American mythological researcher, wrote a famous book entitled The Hero with a Thousand Faces. In his lifelong research Campbell discovered many common patterns running through hero myths and stories from around the world. Preparing for the Journey: An Introduction to the Hero Myth. ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us.

Preparing for the Journey: An Introduction to the Hero Myth

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Heroes of History - The Heroic Monomyth

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