It is less Hero's Journey (Quest) than it is the quintessential Stranger in a Strange Land.
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Replying to @vgr
incorrect -- Hero's Journey has specific storybeats -- that are in fact, different from other story archetypes.
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Replying to @Pv
I disagree, that's the external scaffolding. The internal psych trajectory is the universal part
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Replying to @vgr
also incorrect -- the internal psych trajectory is different too -- you drank too much Hero's Journey Kool-Aid.
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The lessons imparted and emotional shifts in Hero's Journey (Quest) radically different vs Stranger in a Strange Land et al.
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Replying to @Pv
Totally disagree. Narrative typology is not physics. You just prefer finer-grained typologies than me. Taste, not correct/incorrect.
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Replying to @vgr
no one said it is 'physics' per se -- but appropriate level of abstraction is everything. Not a matter of taste.
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Replying to @Pv
you completely missed my original point re 1968 Planet of Apes then. Denouement makes it a 'no return' plot, which is what interests me.
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Replying to @vgr
you missed mine too -- it isn't a variant of HJ - but entirely different, predictable and known set of storybeats
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the fact that an apple is round and red isn't relevant to a point related to the number of calories it has
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