I don’t know about you, but I’ve absolutely had enough of it: the story structure known as the hero’s journey. While these stories make for great escapism, they’re not great for actually changing the world. Let’s let solarpunk stories dump the hero’s journey, even as a means to explore life in a s
Any story where someone learns something or changes is a hero’s journey. A picaresque is a classic story type which is a not a hero’s journey because no one learns anything or changes. This makes me think of Seinfeld and the sitcom form
The article’s suggestion of an ensemble cast with multiple viewpoints being a way to get around the hero’s journey is interesting. Did anyone learn anything in the classic ensemble comedy Rat Race?
I’m not sure about assigning virtue to eschewing the form, but I do think it’s worthwhile to place constraints on one’s writing
Any story where someone learns something or changes is a hero’s journey. A picaresque is a classic story type which is a not a hero’s journey because no one learns anything or changes. This makes me think of Seinfeld and the sitcom form
The article’s suggestion of an ensemble cast with multiple viewpoints being a way to get around the hero’s journey is interesting. Did anyone learn anything in the classic ensemble comedy Rat Race?
I’m not sure about assigning virtue to eschewing the form, but I do think it’s worthwhile to place constraints on one’s writing