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The Art of Being Human,
7/e
Chapter 3 –
Myth
PowerPoint by Julie Rodakowski

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POPULAR
MYTHOLOGY
is A KEY to evaluating thought
and emotional patterns

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• What goes around comes around.
• Leave it to Mother Nature.
• They’ll think of something.
• What do THEY know.
• All you need is love. • Destiny.
• Just desserts.
• Us versus them.
• There’s always room at the top.
• Isn’t that just like a man/woman?
COMMON SAYINGS
are often expressions of myth that form the
basis of thought and emotional patterns.

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MYTHS OF CHILDHOOD
offer
• A reassurance of safety and love
• A recognition of stereotypical gender roles,
class distinctions, and
the notion that good and evil are based
on physical appearance
• A recognition of the importance of names
• A recognition of the dark side

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MYTH AS EXPLANATION
• to understanding
natural phenomena
&
• to understanding
human tragedy
is A KEY

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• The natural world
• The origins of evil
• The myth of the doomed family
MYTHS OF EXPLANATION HELP
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND

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ARCHETYPES IN
MYTHOLOGY
are KEYS
to understanding the
common threads that
link people of all
cultures and all times.

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COMMON ARCHETYPES ARE
• The monomyth—the myth of the hero
• The power of magic
• The power of words
• The power of numbers
• The circle
• The journey
• The garden