Great Expectations: The Role of Myth in 1980s Films with Child Heroes

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dc.contributor.authorOlson, Eric Larsen
dc.contributor.committeechairWaggenspack, Beth M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPrince, Stephen R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHowell, Buddy W.en
dc.contributor.departmentCommunication Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:37:25Zen
dc.date.adate2011-05-31en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:37:25Zen
dc.date.issued2011-05-03en
dc.date.rdate2011-05-31en
dc.date.sdate2011-05-17en
dc.description.abstractThis study performed a mythic analysis on three films with child heroes including E.T.—the Extra-Terrestrial, Stand by Me, and The Goonies. Several unifying themes were extracted and then compared with the dominant values of Reagan America to determine if these films provided a unique cultural outlook. While most of the uncovered themes have been recognized in other films of the era, the theme of childhood as a community in peril is unique. It is purported these films pass judgment on Reagan as a dubious national patriarch, and that it is possible that this is a function that many myths with child heroes fulfill.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05172011-113805en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05172011-113805/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32929en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartOLSON_EL_T_2011.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectCinemaen
dc.subjectSpielbergen
dc.subjectMonomythen
dc.subjectMythen
dc.subjectHeroen
dc.titleGreat Expectations: The Role of Myth in 1980s Films with Child Heroesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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