On our obsession with archetypal heroic stories
Why is the hero heroic?
Why does the hero always win?
Considering the various manners, modes, methods, formats, etc. in which we tell stories one tie generally binds them all.
Modern day myth makes—keeping in mind that myth (“fiction”) is based upon worldview (“truth”)—come in the form of novels and other “fictional” books, comic books, TV shows, movies, plays (and even “news” reports).