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Waging War On Separate But Equal: Oliver Hill's Heroic Journey From Small Town To The Highest Court, Kathryn K. Lynch
Waging War On Separate But Equal: Oliver Hill's Heroic Journey From Small Town To The Highest Court, Kathryn K. Lynch
Scott T. Allison
It is incumbent upon the hero to rise above difficult circumstances to
achieve greatness. The hero's migration from the innocent childhood environment
is the first stage of Campbell’s monomyth of the hero’s journey, which
he refers to as departure (Campbell, 1949). The heroism of underdog individuals
is perhaps enhanced by the fact that no one expects much from them, and
that they choose to face challenges that threatened to destroy them so that
others may lead better lives in the future. It is often the case that heroes with
the most ordinary of beginnings go on to accomplish the most …