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For todays story lab assignment I choose the crash course video series. I have watched some of the world history crash course videos and I enjoyed them a lot. The myth videos were just as good, I like the animation, their sense of humor, and the way he would ramble on.
You can watch the same three videos on you tube at:
The first video explained the that myths are stories of significance and staying power. Also, I highly recommend watching it for the Persephone story, I got a good laugh out of it.
The second video I must confess was a little boring. He did talk about Jung and his archetypes, which I found interesting. It is interesting how the same types of characters pop in stories from different times and cultures.
The third video was all about Campbell's Hero Journey. I think this one was the most beneficial one for me. I just finished reading the Ramayana this week, and it was no big surprise that the Ramayana fell perfectly in line with Campbell's Hero Journey. The hero must leave home, faces trials, returns home, and tries to gain acceptance from the people at home.
Ramona, I also found the part of the video that mentioned archetypes being repeated in different myths super interesting! What I love about myths is the fact that each story is a framework that can be applied to the same storyline with different cultures, settings, and characters and this is something that can bring people together. Like Campbell's hero, we all feel invested in stories about people overcoming challenges in their lives because we can apply that same framework to struggles in our lives.
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