Essay Chapters

As The Hero's Journey is the most important and substantial part of my dissertations, it definitely needs its own chapter. The other ideas, like Archetypes, Seven Basic Plots and the Heroine's Journey are all really subsets of the is theory, meaning that I can't condense all of them down into the same chapter, but some will have to take priority over others in other sections.

Archetypes are less relevant to my essay when not talked about in conjunction to the Hero's Journey, however if I am talking about design elements within in this it would perhaps work best as a sub-chapter; it would link more, but I could go into more detail without taking away from the point of the chapter. If I could have a sub-sub chapter about evidence/examples of design using this, then I may do.

The Seven Basic Plots do then lean very heavily on The Heros' Journey for it's main concepts, and I think talking about that in the same chapter would let me explain it easier without the reader having to refer back to the other chapter.

If I have another chapter after this, I can talk the evidence side of these claims; what uses the hero's journey, what plots may it use and what archetypes are present. Does this work and why?

The next chapter could then talk primarily about the Heroine's Journey and where the other theories stand from a feminist point of view, including archetypes and typical female archetypes that are also usually used. Why? Should they be used, can they be effective to a point, how has this been used historical and now in the present?

Chapter 4 could be similar to Ch2 in showing the evidence/examples - what female protganosts have this Heroine's Journey? Do popular stories with female protagonists conform more to the Hero or Heroine's Journey, does it still work with the Seven Plots and keep the Same Archetypes?


Intro

Ch1; Hero's Journey (+Seven Basic plots)
      Sub-Chapter; Archetypes (+Design)

Ch2; Case Studies/Examples exploring the Hero's Journey (Incl. Most popular Eastern) +archetypes

Ch3; Heroine's Journey

Ch3; Cast Studies/Examples exploring Heroine's Journey and comparison (Incl. Most popular Eastern)+archetypes

Ch4; Synthesis(?)

Conclusion

• Is the Monomyth Structure Necessary to Create an Effective Story?
• How Relevant is [Campbell’s] The Hero’s Journey In Modern Storytelling?
• Story Structure in Action/Adventure Animation
• Storytelling Formulas in Animation