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Eight Appeals of Hero Tales

1. Show how to deal with scary adventure


2. Demonstrate problem solving


3. Explain the un-explainable


4. Identify with role of avenger/saviour


5. Provide alternative to disappointing live heroes


6. Offer rousing adventures


7. Portray rites of passage


8. Help face personal dragons


9. Escape from the real world


10. Address conflict between desire and responsibility


11. Metaphor for search of self knowledge.

5 Common motifs in hero tales and examples

1. Powerful or magic weapon: Arthur's Excaliber
2. Wise and Helpful Guide: Arthur's Merlin
3. Powerful amulet: Arthur's Scabbard
4. Companions: King Arthur and the Round Table
5. Protection of god or supernatural power: King Arthur's Lady of the Lake

1. Powerful or magic weapon: Arthur's Excaliber


2. Wise and Helpful Guide: Arthur's Merlin


3. Powerful amulet: Arthur's Scabbard


4. Companions: King Arthur and the Round Table


5. Protection of god or supernatural power: King Arthur's Lady of the Lake

Three ingredients for biographies

1. History


2. Person


3. Literary Artistry

8 criteria for evaluating biographies


VOW LAST LD

Vivid human details


Objectivity


Whole Person



Literary excellence


Accuracy/Truth


Smooth Dialogue


Theme Unity



Logicality


Documentation


Three main parts of Hero Tales

Separation


Initiation


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