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''That's, I think, the political danger. If everyone is thinking that they're the hero, then there's no possibility of thinking with compassion from the point of view of other people who are [[Hero of Another Story|experiencing completely different stories]] as you are.''|Sean Hood, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California, quoted in "[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/how-mythologist-joseph-campbell-made-luke-skywalker-a-hero-1.5262649 How mythologist Joseph Campbell made Luke Skywalker a hero]"}}
 
The '''Hero's Journey'''—sometimes also called the "[[Monomyth]]"—is an archetypal story pattern, common in ancient myths as well as modern day adventures.
 
The concept of the Hero's Journey was described by mythologist Joseph Campbell in his book ''[[The Hero with a Thousand Faces]]'' and refined by Christopher Vogler in his book ''The Writer's Journey''.