12/17/2022 0 Comments Master of two worlds![]() ![]() ![]() As we’ve seen in previous chapters, he begins by breaking The Return into six parts, and like The Initiation they do not all have to be included in a given story. Let’s start by looking at how Campbell describes The Return. This is similar to what Campbell describes, but not exactly the same. Instead, because Voldemort is defeated (spoiler alert), the wizarding world becomes Harry’s new home and takes on the mantle of the ordinary. The more recent stories I’ve observed tend to have the first stages of the supernatural world transform into a sort of ‘neo-ordinary’ world via the defeat of the Big Bad.įor example, Harry Potter does not leave the wizarding world in the end of The Deathly Hallows. Master of two worlds how to#I’m not entirely sure how to approach The Return, because it seems to me that only a few modern stories include this part of the hero’s journey. After completing their quest and gaining the Ultimate Boon, the hero returns to the normal world and shares what they gained with the community they left behind. The Return is the final stage of the hero’s journey. But as I’ve mentioned previously it’s agonizing to try to wrest the value from him, and I’m looking forward to my post on the flaws of The Hero with a Thousand Faces with the mixed terror and relief of a patient about to lance a particularly nasty boil.įortunately, it’s close to coming to a head. This is not to imply that Campbell’s work is worthless – far from it. Jesus F**king Christ,” for the last few weeks, and by now I’m sure she’s almost as eager as I am to get past this book. I’ve been bothering my wife with periodic exclamations of “F**king Joseph Campbell. Joseph Campbell has been like that for me. Have you ever had a homework assignment that looked simple, but the more you worked on it the harder it got? ![]()
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