The Hero With A Thousand Faces

An interesting book I found while researching heroes and their qualities is Joseph Campbell's The Hero With A Thousand Faces, which is frequently referred to as the definitive guide to hero characterisation. Campbell claims that all heroes throughout time shared the same fundamental structure: the monomyth, or the hero's journey. He describes it as follows:

My Contribution To The Class Website

The following is a copy of what I wrote for our class website under the Heroes in Film category. I chose to discuss medieval influences on The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, focusing on King Arthur.

King Arthur's Influence on The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.

Ancient heroes have had many reincarnations in modern films. I will be examining the presence of King Arthur in The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.