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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 05:00 pm (UTC)