Myths seem to be central to cultures as they shape, in part at least, people’s worldviews.
A few ideas come to my mind while thinking of this concept.
First of all we talked about the denotative and connotative aspects of texts. In the examples we saw, it was only question of images, which really are the base of communication in our world. Everything works with images. I am wondering if the denotation/connotation ambiguity is as strong in other media. Written texts? Radio? Art? Dance?
I wonder if myths can be created with the same strength by the connotations of texts in cultures that are not as focused on images as ours.
A second thought is that myths, as I understood it, were mostly seen as negative, with binaries that had to be deconstructed. However, it seems to me that some myths can be positive and stimulating in some ways. As it was pointed out, people will die for myths, not for mild lukewarm ideas, and even though some of them are clearly negative and even manipulative, can’t some myths have some good, positive, and motivating values?
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