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stormwreath posted Buffy, Spike, Willow: three Hero's Journeys (part 1):

"Long ago in a Usenet newsgroup far, far away, I wrote a piece comparing Buffy’s character arc to the Hero’s Journey, as described in The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. I’ve been developing that, and also giving some thought to how Spike’s and Willow’s stories match up."

Reading an abbreviated version of this was what first made me urge Stephen to get an LJ, so I'm *so* happy he's finally posted it! :) Buffy's journey in particular follows Campbell's model almost to the letter - and shows why her journey wasn't complete by The Gift! Although that's still to come...