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Screen Archetypes - The Mentor Must Die

Screen Archetypes - The Mentor Must Die

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Griffin Rowe examines television's fallen mentor archetype, from Gandalf to Gus Fring, exploring why beloved guides must die for heroes to rise. Drawing on Jung and Campbell, he reveals how shows like Breaking Bad, Avatar, and The Sopranos use mentor death to mirror our universal loss of authority figures.

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