I am very unfamiliar with Disney characters as such, it is very difficult for me to compare/contrast myself to a character. The only disney tales i recal from childhood are The little mermaid and Pinocio. Since I identify neither with a liar nor a fish, im struggling to find a parrallel.
However, after reading The Writer's Journey Mythic Structure for Writers 3rd edition by Christopher Vogler, i understand the Disney characters to be a basic, blaton depiction of the Hero's Journey, according to Vogler. Then if most, if not all, the Disney characters fit the same mold of the Hero's Journey, then choosing one to identify with is essentially choosing them all in virtue. If Vogler's statements are true, and i interpret them correctly, really any character is extrmely comprable to another, in essence, aligning one's self with any character would suffice, would it not?
I would compare myself then to perhaps Marty Mcfly, the young man in Back To the Future, comes to mind. He is a young, dishevled high school student cruising through life looking for fun and everything keeps getting in his way. Marty takes it all in stride and rides the adventures life sends his way. Obvioulsy I, nor anyone else, has ever gone back in time...but the essence of the his "hero's journey" is the same. Unpredicatble circumstances bring what appear to be immposible obstacles to stand in his way and he, rather unconcentionally, escapes them by the skin of his teeth. Ultimately he realizes an appreciation for the things and life her has, a moral a think all americans could use.
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