1. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. The Art of Being Human, 7/e Chapter 3 – Myth PowerPoint by Julie Rodakowski

2. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. POPULAR MYTHOLOGY is A KEY to evaluating thought and emotional patterns

3. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. 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.

4. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. 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

5. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. MYTH AS EXPLANATION to understanding natural phenomena & to understanding human tragedy is A KEY

6. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. The natural world The origins of evil The myth of the doomed family MYTHS OF EXPLANATION HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND

7. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. ARCHETYPES IN MYTHOLOGY are KEYS to understanding the common threads that link people of all cultures and all times.

8. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. 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