The Monomyth and Tragedies (Project 2)

The Hero’s Journey: we’ve all heard of it. For a long time, stories have been basing their plots around this outline, whether intentionally or not. This pattern was discovered by Joseph Campbell, a mythologist in the 1930s. Throughout the stories he read, he noticed that there were certain themes and events that reoccurred. In 1949,Continue reading “The Monomyth and Tragedies (Project 2)”

Too Much Masculinity Today (Project 1) (Attempt 2)

The term “masculinity” is one that has seemed to control many lives of men in the world, without there being any realistic expectation of a man being masculine. Men strive to acquire, or at least appear to have, this vague yet strict protocol of becoming masculine. Even at a young age kids are taught byContinue reading “Too Much Masculinity Today (Project 1) (Attempt 2)”

Too Much Masculinity Today (Project 1)

The term “masculinity” is one that has seemed to control many lives of men in the world, without there being any realistic expectation of a man being masculine. Men strive to acquire, or at least appear to have, this vague yet strict protocol of becoming masculine. Even at a young age kids are taught byContinue reading “Too Much Masculinity Today (Project 1)”

The Truth of Medieval Knights

Growing up, my favorite film to watch was The Sword In The Stone. I rewatched the film so many times that I made my own medieval knights costume (with my mom’s help of course) and would go trick or treating as a knight for many halloweens. Stories and movies about medieval knights have always fascinatedContinue reading “The Truth of Medieval Knights”