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| Acknowledgements | ||
| Introduction | 1 | |
| 1 | The Story | 9 |
| The power of the myth | 10 | |
| Dualism and binary oppositions | 15 | |
| The hero's point of view | 38 | |
| The linear journey | 45 | |
| Closure | 51 | |
| 2 | The Hero | 58 |
| Race | 58 | |
| Class and mastery | 62 | |
| Gender | 68 | |
| Age | 72 | |
| Relationships | 76 | |
| Rationality | 88 | |
| Action and violence | 96 | |
| 3 | The Wild Things | 107 |
| Dragons | 111 | |
| Wolves and other beasts | 118 | |
| Savages: 'human beasts' | 129 | |
| Pirates, criminals and spies: 'white savages' | 144 | |
| Ogres, darkness and shadows | 151 | |
| 4 | The Women | 156 |
| Marginality and inferiorization | 156 | |
| Mothers | 161 | |
| Goddesses, fairy godmothers and others | 167 | |
| Witches and bitches | 174 | |
| Brides | 193 | |
| Relationships | 200 | |
| 5 | Rewriting the Story | 203 |
| Subverting the dualisms: gender | 206 | |
| Subverting the dualisms: public and private space | 216 | |
| Subverting the dualisms: civilization and wilderness | 219 | |
| Denying dualism | 224 | |
| Changing the point of view | 228 | |
| Conclusions | 233 | |
| Bibliography | 236 | |
| Index | 246 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Kash If
reviewed Deconstructing The Hero on October 12, 2013 Deconstructing The Hero
Outlines the exact reasons why I'm had it with traditional heroic tales of the kind that make lots at the box office. This should be compulsory reading for anyone involved in publishing and creating tales for children.
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