[HPforGrownups] The Hero's Quest in Oz (was: Role of ESE in Hero's Quest)

[Jen Snyder]

No: HPFGUIDX 147585

But in the Hero's Quest, the hero doesn't usually have to "go it alone".
Campbell specifically states that the hero receives help and or finds people
who will be helpful.

Jen
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  Subject: [HPforGrownups] The Hero's Quest in Oz (was: Role of ESE in
Hero's Quest)



  Friday, February 3, 2006, 1:46:39 PM, horridporrid03 wrote:

  h> Dorothy met the Wicked Witch of the West
  h> pretty quickly after arriving in OZ;

  Actually, that's just in the movie -- In the book, she doesn't know
  she has to confront the Witch of the West until the Wizard tells her
  that she must "kill the witch" before he will help her.

  BTW, I think in the light of the current discussion that it's
  worth noting that in the 14 Oz books by Baum and countless ones by
  other authors, I can't think of one that follows a "Hero's Journey"
  model -- They are all about camaraderie and cooperation, and almost
  never does Dorothy or whomever the main protagonist is(*) have to
  "go it alone".


  --
  Dave


  * Indeed, frequently it's not very clear *who* a particular Oz book's
    "main protagonist" is, unless his/her name is in the title,
     followed by the words, "in/of Oz".



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