The Hero’s Journey is changing. Throughout this series of articles, we have seen how Star Wars’ protagonists fit into a long-established “monomythic” structure that has served storytellers since classical times. But what makes the established Hero’s Journey so timeless is not so much its fixed formula as its flexibility to accommodate and embrace change.
Today, we are witnessing the transformation of monomythic storytelling from epic tales of the supernatural to stories built around characters who cannot draw on unearthly powers. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, roles once reserved for superheroes are now just as likely to fall to “ordinary” humans, such as Nick Fury or Natasha Romanoff. The Hunger Games series takes place in a world entirely removed from the supernatural, yet still conforms to the monomyth. In this world, Games Makers…
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