The hero reaps the traditional reward for her successful thesis defense/dragon slaying, then returns home from her journey to wrestle with the implication of her otherworldly experience in her everyday life.
Hero's Journey--In a world without ritual and rites of passage, without heroism, without valor and victory, what remains? By what stars can one steer their soul ship across the whale road of life? How can one be true to one's self, when the self has lost all meaning?
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