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Gakked from[livejournal.com profile] madlori . Take a look at this:



trope illustrated.
 

By the same logic, Luke Skywalker is also King Arthur, Frodo Baggins, Aragorn and Sam Winchester. Except for the John Williams bit. 

I wonder what it is about trope that clicks so well with the collective human psyche. The patterns never seem to change. It's almost mathematical. 

Orphan  + Unique gift + Mentor + Access to hidden world + Universal acceptance of formerly misunderstood hero + Evil Nemesis + Psychic foretelling gobbledegook + Sidekicks + Love interest + Hero's journey + Dramatic Geneological Backstory Reveal + Final confrontation + Triumph of the Hero = Literary phenomenon + AM IN UR BANK, ROLLIN' IN DOUGH, BITCH! 

Excuse me, I'm off to create my college fund now. 


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Date: 2008-09-14 12:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ladymirth.livejournal.com
Ah, but how do you explain John Williams then, eh? XD

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Date: 2008-09-14 05:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] muses-circle.livejournal.com
Christopher Lennertz. He did, after all, glean an Emmy nomination in 2006 for his scoring for SPN. *g*

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