s Jeanette Winterson’s novel, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, a work of modern myth
that features a modern day hero? For your second essay, you will do a Mythopoeic
reading by applying the Hero’s Journey structure to Winterson’s novel. You will look at
the ways in which the novel meets the criteria of the Hero’s Journey and present an
analysis that shows the novel is or has characteristics of a classical myth.
NOTES – Assume that the audience for your essay has not read the novel or is familiar with
Campbell’s mythic structure, which means you’ll have to explain certain things to
your readers as you move through your analysis.
– When applying the Hero’s Journey to the novel, look at the 12 stages of the hero and
find connections to the novel that fit well. One difficulty you may face is you may find
a number of different examples from the book that fit with a certain stage in the hero’s
journey. In that situation, you have to choose which one to focus on.
– The challenge of this assignment is to see how well you can take the information in a
novel and selectively shape it into a story that meets the criteria set by the Hero’s
Journey structure.
– You may find trying to fit all 12 of the stages of the hero’s journey difficult to fit into
a 5-6 page paper, so you are not expected to apply all 12 stages. However, you are
expected to apply at least 8 stages from the Hero’s Journey.
– Lastly, be sure to address the question of whether Winterson’s novel is an example of
a modern myth with a modern hero. Explain your reason based on your analysiss Jeanette Winterson’s novel, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, a work of modern myth
that features a modern day hero? For your second essay, you will do a Mythopoeic
reading by applying the Hero’s Journey structure to Winterson’s novel. You will look at
the ways in which the novel meets the criteria of the Hero’s Journey and present an
analysis that shows the novel is or has characteristics of a classical myth.
NOTES – Assume that the audience for your essay has not read the novel or is familiar with
Campbell’s mythic structure, which means you’ll have to explain certain things to
your readers as you move through your analysis.
– When applying the Hero’s Journey to the novel, look at the 12 stages of the hero and
find connections to the novel that fit well. One difficulty you may face is you may find
a number of different examples from the book that fit with a certain stage in the hero’s
journey. In that situation, you have to choose which one to focus on.
– The challenge of this assignment is to see how well you can take the information in a
novel and selectively shape it into a story that meets the criteria set by the Hero’s
Journey structure.
– You may find trying to fit all 12 of the stages of the hero’s journey difficult to fit into
a 5-6 page paper, so you are not expected to apply all 12 stages. However, you are
expected to apply at least 8 stages from the Hero’s Journey.
– Lastly, be sure to address the question of whether Winterson’s novel is an example of
a modern myth with a modern hero. Explain your reason based on your analysis
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