Talk:Reluctant hero

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I've noticed that all the examples provided in this article are A) male and B) from modern literature or film. C'mon, people, where's your historical range? Are there no older, or, gasp!, non-American references we can make here? Are there any women that could also be provided? Randy 12:25, 03 February 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.70.92.165 (talk)

There are several quotes that claim to be from The Hero With a Thousand Faces in this article. I spent over an hour looking through the book, but could not find them. If anyone knows the page numbers can they please include them in a citation on the page. Thanks. Ampmouse 06:46, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

I wrote that (the Campbell references), but it was in 2005. I'm sure I wasn't making it up at the time, but I have no idea what page it might be on. I have done a quick search and come up with a few additional likely references, however:

• Stuart Voytilla, Myth and the Movies: Discovering the Mythic Structure of 50 Unforgettable Films (1999) p. 50 (has a section on "THE RELUCTANT HERO").
• Robert B. Ray, A Certain Tendency of the Hollywood Cinema, 1930-1980 (1985), p. 253 (highly POV, but discusses "the reluctant hero story" as "traditional mythology's most basic archetype").

Cheers! bd2412 T 04:56, 17 March 2008 (UTC)