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>while the Hero’s Journey functions as an engine driving the survival of the fittest (both physically and ideologically) I think this is a pretty questionable
by Buttes 9y ago
>while the Hero’s Journey functions as an engine driving the survival of the fittest (both physically and ideologically)
I think this is a pretty questionable interpretation. The Buddhist myth of Prince Five-Weapons contradicts this, for example, as do many other myths which adhere to the "formula".
- wu-ikkyu 9y agoAgreed, self-sacrifice is a common motif in the Hero's Journey, which is antithetical to survival of the fittest.