Issue 2.6: Travels With Murray, Part 3
A Narrative Analysis of Guybrush Threepwood’s “Hero’s Journey”
Table of Contents (Vol. 2, Issue 6: Sunday, Mar. 13, 2022)
Summary & Housekeeping
Feature: “Travels With Murray, Part 3” (~27 minute read)
Food for Talk: Discussion Prompts
Further Reading
Game & Word-of-Mouth
Footnotes
Summary: Today, we’ll wrap up our journey to Monkey Island by taking our magnifying glass to a few pivotal scenes in The Curse of Monkey Island’s plot, continuing our analysis of the game’s deconstructive methods, and linking the scenes to the timeless Hero’s Journey.
Updates & Errata: This article originally claimed—quite reasonably—that Disney appeared to have no plans whatsoever for the Monkey Island IP (Intellectual Property). However, since publication, a brand-new Monkey Island sequel was announced, under the Lucasfilm banner.
Hey, I don’t have a crystal ball, and sometimes my analysis turns out to be wrong. And this is the first time in years that I’ve been this happy to be this wrong about something.
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