Jon and Keith explore The Hero's Journey and how George Lucas was influenced by and utilized the text of Joseph Campbell’s The Hero With a Thousand Faces while creating Star Wars, and most specifically the character of Luke Skywalker. Luke’s path is laid out through the journey, and along the way - we can all see ourselves in Luke.

Episode Guest: Professor Mark C.E. Peterson, Ph. D, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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