Essays about: "Hero’s Journey"

Found 4 essays containing the words Hero’s Journey.

  1. 1. Not All Heros Wear Capes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fang Cheng; Hanna Åstrand; [2023]
    Keywords : Keywords: Emotion Creation; Brand Archetype; Myth-telling; System 1; Hero; Ordinary People; Hero’s Journey; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to enhance our understanding of branding communication with mass audiences using ordinary people in myth treatment. Methodology: This qualitative study explores the phenomenon of ordinary people portrayed as heroes in advertisements in an abductive manner. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Stick vs. Rope. Gun vs. Strand." : The Monomyth and the Hero as Warrior in Kojima Productions' 2019 Video Game Death Stranding

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Beatrice Näsling; [2022]
    Keywords : Kojima Productions; Death Stranding; video game; Joseph Campbell; monomyth; hero s journey; violence; heroic archetypes.; Kojima Productions; Death Stranding; TV-spel; Joseph Campbell; monomyt; hjältens resa; våld; hjältearketyper;

    Abstract : Released in 2019, the video game Death Stranding follows the monomythic structure described by Joseph Campbell in his 1949 book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. The journey begins with the protagonist, Sam “Porter” Bridges, reluctantly accepting his calls to adventure, and, as he begins to move west, he receives supernatural aid from an increasing number of helpers he encounters along the way. READ MORE

  4. 3. Robert Langdon's Hero's Journey : Reading the Novels of Dan Brown with the perspective of the Monomyth

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Emma Klevskog; [2017]
    Keywords : Robert Langdon; Hero s Journey; Female Helpers; Dan Brown; Joseph Campbell; The Monomyth; The Da Vinci Code; Inferno; Angels and Demons; The Lost Symbol.;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the characteristics of Robert Langdon and his female helpers in Dan Brown’s novels Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost symbol and Inferno.  In each of these novels, the quests are always solved by a male-female team. READ MORE

  5. 4. Holding Out for a Shero : Study of the Female Hero in Four Urban Fantasy Novels

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Sara Södergren; [2011]
    Keywords : urban fantasy; hero; journey; female hero; heroine; Laurell K. Hamilton; Kim Harrison; Carrie Vaughn; Ilona Andrews;

    Abstract : This essay analyses the female hero in four urban fantasy novels, and evaluates several examples of the genre to find out whether or not the heroes can be found to be "sheroes" or traditionally male heroes. The study outlines the myth of the hero's journey and gives examples of the masculine as well as the feminine approach and how they apply to the four novels. READ MORE