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What is the element that connects between the book Metaphors we live by and a Hero with a thousand faces (Campbell)?
Kelly Kerns A thousand is an arbitrary large number. I believe that Campbell himself would argue the point of mythology is not to be exact but to "represent" and …moreA thousand is an arbitrary large number. I believe that Campbell himself would argue the point of mythology is not to be exact but to "represent" and idea, concept, metaphor or allegory.

Campbell's premise of the MonoMyth is that all mythology follows a similar structure or story arc. A call to adventure is a fundamental piece of each story. The "heroic" epic follows.

By presenting the metaphor of a "Hero" with a "1000" faces, Campbell is asserting that the same protagonist can be put into any story anywhere in the world in any culture or religion. We all live the same story and are more alike than our diverse world views would suggest.(less)
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell
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