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You know, I think Academics won't like being reminded of that basic simplicity, as it makes them or anybody else over-analyzing a story sound like they're trying too hard to sound smart

I honestly think if it's what is required to make a good story, then at times you will have to REALLY stretch the definition or do whatever you can to look and say it applies to a story even if plenty of modern day stories are longer and sorta more complicated in-terms of events than those greek...

Okay, TBH I keep wondering how some stories can even fit with the Hero’s Journey if not much happens Don’t say that to the guys on Mechanics of In Flight They’re almost cultists when it comes to how great and “unique” he is as a character Even though I’m pretty sure there are way too many MCs...

Sorry, kinda the result of me hanging around guys like shikyoseinen on Mechanics of In Flight on FFN years back Wouldn’t shut up about it and the “distorted” Shirou Emiya

Because they wanted to emphasize woman rather than being human or any other likable sort of character? I mean I am pretty sure they did female characters right by doing em like any other character before

Does it count as the "known" if "the adventure continues" and they either "go back on the road" or walk into some new mysterious abyss and screen fades to black?

But does he gain any new insights or changes to his personality? Because I thought being a near-clueless person learning new stuff about oneself or modifying oneself's personality via experience and seeing stuff was the cornerstone of said monomyth

Okay, you're a better reader than that ass back on Mechanics of In Flight who kept going on and on about the Hero's Journey called shikyoseinen Still, you sure it's NOT an absolute requirement for EVERY story? To be well-written or have some emotion Just because a character struggles and has...

What about with say, characters from Pulp Magazines who are able to use their heads Solomon Kane didn't change much, he just became less wary of magic when it proved that it could be good, for example And I don't think Conan changed much either, he just so happened to end up having to become a...

We all know about The Hero’s Journey, the thing that sorta details character development or about becoming more mature or learning something new at the very end Thing is though, I’m wondering, is it an absolute requirement for every story or arc? I mean there are only so many things a person...