Joseph Campbell's works are a fascinating study into how reliant modern culture is on the story of the hero and hero's journey. Chris Crawford offers an explanation of this phenomena by distilling several stories into their ultimate message. Star wars, for instance he explains is less about the force or saving the princess and more about a young mans journey into manhood. Crawford explains "Luke Skywalker never really existed, but the movies truths about growing up and facing the challenges of manhood are its real message. Stories are literally false, but they embody higher truths. The instances they relate didn't actually happen, but the principles they embody are the truth that readers appreciate. They are false in their data but true in their process." The power of stories help form, and reflect, the values of the people who tell them. Robin Hoods adventures reveal the need for humanitarian values in the face of oppressive adversity, or the three little pigs a story not about the persistence of the wolf but a lesson in patience and the value of a job well done, which saves the third little pig. stories deliver principals in a package that is palatable to those who listen.
It's interesting. I am watching "The Matrix" this weekend with my sister. She has an assignment in her course "Law and Society" due Monday, which relates to this film.
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The power of stories help form, and reflect, the values of the people who tell them. Robin Hoods adventures reveal the need for humanitarian values in the face of oppressive adversity, or the three little pigs a story not about the persistence of the wolf but a lesson in patience and the value of a job well done, which saves the third little pig. stories deliver principals in a package that is palatable to those who listen.