Saturday, April 15, 2006
Heroic
FLIGHT 93
Joseph Campbell in his masterwork Hero With A Thousand faces described the mythological Hero's Journey, the "monomyth", the one true story that both defines and permeates the human spirit's experience:
A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boon on his fellow man.
Nothing better describes the story of the heroes who bestowed the boon of courage on their fellow man by fighting for control of Flight 93.
Reason’s Nick Gillespie:Oh yes, it does. In fact it's all that need be said.
“As the controversy over the upcoming Hollywood movie Flight 93 heats up a bit--the trailer for the April 28 film has been pulled from some theaters due to negative audience response--one thing seems clear: Even if the details are not fully knowable, the actions taken by the passengers to storm the cockpit remains one of the most powerful, inspiring, and brutally sad stories of 9/11. After communicating with the ground via cell and onboard phones, the passengers pieced together the narrative of the attacks and realized what they were caught up in--and that the hijackers planned to use the plane as a missile against a target in DC or elsewhere. To know that you are doomed and to struggle until the very end--well, "heroic" doesn't begin to cover it.”
Joseph Campbell in his masterwork Hero With A Thousand faces described the mythological Hero's Journey, the "monomyth", the one true story that both defines and permeates the human spirit's experience:
A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boon on his fellow man.
Nothing better describes the story of the heroes who bestowed the boon of courage on their fellow man by fighting for control of Flight 93.
