This book introduces readers to the hero figure, a figure in literature, film, and theater that draws attention, imagination, and enthrallment from its readers and viewers. No figure is as important in our lives as the hero. This book describes three aspects of the hero figure that are important for anyone to understand.
First, who is the hero? Is the hero simply just a person in a cape that goes around saving people and fighting evil? Or is the hero something more? This book delves extensively in defining essential attributes of a hero.
Second, what is the hero's journey like? A hero must certainly embark on some kind of great journey and this book addresses what that journey is like.
Third, what impact does the hero figure have on us individually and on society as a whole? What role should a hero play in our lives?
After extensive research and self-discovery comes this book, a gem and essential book of study for understanding the most powerful impulse of the human psyche-the hero.