• Ronin_5@lemmygrad.ml
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    6 months ago

    For example, the popular young adult novel hunger games tells the story of the heroine’s journey as opposed to the hero’s journey.

    There are great alternatives out there that aren’t explored as much as they’re supposed to because of these capitalist filters. Socialism being one of them.

    Edit: recommended watching:

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9zR4lWyVN8

    • SUPAVILLAIN@lemmygrad.ml
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      6 months ago

      Once there's people out of my house I'm gonna go through this vid; but on its face, wouldn't the heroine's journey be no different from the hero's journey save flipping the gender involved?

      • Ronin_5@lemmygrad.ml
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        6 months ago

        No, it means following the hero on his journey, becoming the hero’s prize, then being discontent with her position and setting out on her own journey.

        Paraphrasing.

        • SUPAVILLAIN@lemmygrad.ml
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          6 months ago

          Oh, so you're talking more what would end up being a decon of the hero's journey, likely with a WHOLE lot of critique of the format it's deconstructing along the way. Kinda sounds like it'd be something Joss Whedon-adjacent if Joss Whedon wasn't a white guy