Tag Archives: archetypes

When the hero isn’t a nice guy, part two.

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Julia Barrett

Or why the movie, Predators, watches like a romance novel reads. As viewers, we are quite literally dropped into the middle of the action.  And I do mean dropped.  A good romance does the same thing – the story begins … Continue reading →

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Meetings with remarkable books, part deux.

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Julia Barrett

Philosophy and works with a philosophic bent – plus a few seminal works of fiction that became my friends and influenced me. Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse.  Pushed me down that slippery slope towards Buddhism and the wheel of karma. On … Continue reading →

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