Sorry that I missed your comment, Ben! Thank you for reading my essay and for sharing Le Guin's. I vaguely remember reading it years ago and am looking forward to the re-read. Thanks so much! 🙏🏼
I’ve been trying to articulate what would define the heroine’s journey and did not realize there was already a theory out there! Thank you for sharing! I was very drawn into this essay, especially your beautiful retelling of your father’s aspirations and your childhood experience.
I really encourage the deep dive. I'm still learning about its intricacies; I find it all so encouraging, and it's certainly the legacy I want to leave behind. Thank you for your comment, Alexa. It's always good to hear from you! 🙂
I absolutely love this!
I recently read this wonderful Ursula Le Guin essay that deals with this too: https://monoskop.org/images/9/96/Le_Guin_Ursula_K_1986_1989_The_Carrier_Bag_Theory_of_Fiction.pdf
Sorry that I missed your comment, Ben! Thank you for reading my essay and for sharing Le Guin's. I vaguely remember reading it years ago and am looking forward to the re-read. Thanks so much! 🙏🏼
I’ve been trying to articulate what would define the heroine’s journey and did not realize there was already a theory out there! Thank you for sharing! I was very drawn into this essay, especially your beautiful retelling of your father’s aspirations and your childhood experience.
I really encourage the deep dive. I'm still learning about its intricacies; I find it all so encouraging, and it's certainly the legacy I want to leave behind. Thank you for your comment, Alexa. It's always good to hear from you! 🙂
I’m excited to look into it more, especially as a boy mom who wants to raise well-rounded sons!