Life Mirroring Myth

Mr. Challes places in perspective his adventurous life within the mythological framework described and modeled by the renowned mythologist Joseph Campbell, called the Hero's Journey. Campbell extolled that age-old mythological tales together with the life paths of numerous famous historical figures follow a similar life trajectory that he modeled as the Hero's Journey. That mythological pattern provided Dean with meaningful pieces of the puzzle to his own full but fragmented and varied life experiences.