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Direct linkHowell, Emily Nicole – English Journal, 2012
In a thematic study she calls The Hero's Journey, the author introduces the classical archetype of the hero and the journey of the hero with Homer's "The Odyssey." After all, the wily tactician dreams up the idea for the wooden horse trick, thereby winning the war for the Greeks. He visits hell and, against all odds, makes it back. He defeats the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Critical Reading, Grade 9, Reading Strategies
