Joseph Campbell in his book, the hero of a thousand faces, argues that what we consider heroes follow a very distinguishable path towards heroism. In other words, Capmbell argues heroes through out history while multifaceted might come from a mono-hero or monolithic idea behind what means to be a hero. To argue that the best way to understand the character of society is through its heroes might be a futile endevour. If we are swayed by Campbell's argument, we could argue that heroes for different cultures represent similar common longings in all human beings. However, the longing for truth, overcoming, transcendance, or other values might be represented with different facet accross different cultures. In this regard, cultures will explore difference facets of truth or valor and will superficially be seen different. Nevertheless, the monomyth of herois would argue that behind that superficial understanding of the hero very similar values or longing for something abstract and transcendental is what motivates and moves our heroes in society. …show more content…
According to Joseph Campbell all these different heroes from different cultures had to go through a similar path of self discovery. In other words, Campbell would argue that heroes are projections of our journey here on earth. Heroes represent our yearning for guidance. While Harry Potter and the god-monkey Hanuman might be very different, both journeys are very similar and try to explain what it means to be heroic to their culture. How this heroism is expressed is different in both books. But, the underlying value is similar. Heroes can learn us help about nuance interpretations of what it means to be a hero. However, the purpose of the heroes ethos and myth would be to guide us in our journey. That is what make heroes -