Book Study: "Myths to Live By." Joseph Campbell
Myths to Live By, Joseph Campbell Published, 1993; 288 pagesMyths to Live By:Lesson Plans, Dialectical Journal, 37 pages; 7544 words; visuals 1.“Impact of Science on Myth” (1961)Story of a Mother, a young elementary student, his younger brother, a lady at the lunch counter, and me.Little Child: (turning to me after ordering lunch with his family): “Jimmy wrote a paper today on the evolution of man, and Teacher said he was wrong, that Adam and Eve were our first parents.Me: My Lord, I thought. What a teacher!Lady: (three seats away) : “Well, Teacher was right. Our first parents were Adam and Eve.:Me: (Thinking). What a mother for a 20th Century child!Young student: “Yes, I know, but this was a Scientific paper.”Me: (thinking) I will recommend this student to the Smithsonian.Mother; “Oh, those scientists! (angrily) “Those are only theories.”Young student: “Yes, I know, but they have been factualized; they found the bones.”Then, they ate lunch.Myths to Live By: 37 pages; 7544 words; pict