The purpose of this assignment is to assess the student’s achievement of course objectives as detailed in the syllabus, especially the student’s ability to apply knowledge and concepts of mythology to visual texts outside course readings.
Assignment:
Identify a movie that contains important and sustained mythological themes.
Watch that movie
Write an essay analyzing mythological/archetypal themes in the movie
Remember concepts from Leeming
Remember concepts from Jung
Remember concepts from Eliade
Your movie may not (probably will not) contain all of the concepts
Criteria: The student’s essay must:
Adhere to proper format (intro, body, conclusion; citations and references as needed; appropriate margins, fonts, etc.)
Cite movie sections by approximate runtime (. . . at about x:xx of the movie, Frodo’s battle with Shelob depicts . . . )
