The official site has a spiffy new article on the comparisons between the Joseph Campbellian heroes, Luke Skywalker and Harry Potter. From being orphaned by a dark lord to both being given an artifact of their fathers' with which to begin their heroic journey, StarWars.com has an interesting top 10 list of comparisons -- some monomythic, others not.
December 12, 2007 
The official site has a spiffy new article on the comparisons between the Joseph Campbellian heroes, Luke Skywalker and Harry Potter. From being orphaned by a dark lord to both being given an artifact of their fathers' with which to begin their heroic journey, StarWars.com has an interesting top 10 list of comparisons -- some monomythic, others not.