Open AccessThe Nickel Boys’ Elwood through the Scope of Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey
Author(s) -
Wesley Allan Hopkins
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of english language and literature
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2368-2132
DOI - 10.17722/jell.v13i2.429
Subject(s) - hero , character (mathematics) , scope (computer science) , representation (politics) , art , literature , political science , law , computer science , geometry , mathematics , programming language , politics
This paper examines The Nickel Boys’ main character Elwood, explaining that his story is an accurate representation of Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey or “monomyth.” It explains the stages of the hero’s journey and compares them to moments in Elwood’s story.
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