• View the “Guide to Writing the Final Project” below for precise instructions for writing the essay. • Select one of the following two approaches below for your essay: o Single myth: In this project, you will take one of the myths that we have covered in the course, and examine the myth using 2-4 theoretical approaches to mythology that were covered in Module 1 (feminist, anthropological, Marxist, psychological, archeological). That is, you will be examining one myth from several perspectives. In the essay: • Evaluate how society makes use of myth making. Consider why myths were propagated from generation to generation, and why they are still potent in the present. • You may explore how myths develop alongside a culture – influenced by the changing society, and in turn how the myths alter society OR • You may examine why myths that seem to explain the creation of humanity, the structure of a particular society, the universe. Examine how this may be happening now – what paradigms / themes/ are resurrected in modern times? • Identify and share to what extent mythology is involved in life today; for instance, what motifs from ancient myth are used, what ideals and values from the myths are reflected in the modern work. • Convey what you have learned and the connections you have made. You must support your own connections with expert opinions (a minimum of 4 outside references).
