Chosen Ones: What They Say About Us @Jess_of_the_Shire
Chosen Ones: What They Say About Us  @Jess_of_the_Shire
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The "chosen one" archetype is inescapable in modern fantasy fiction, so I think we shoukd explore this trope. Where did it come from, why is it used (and maybe overused) so much, and what has it become?

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Sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1v405EQfiV1gP-9PphzsVyInJ2G8LDr3QcYtUPLjq1IM/edit?usp=drive_link
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