Joseph Campbell in his book, The Hero With A Thousand Faces, traced the images of heroes throughout the world of vast mythologies, legends religious texts and literature examining their various "faces". ... While on an "inward" quest the mythological hero displays courage in accepting the "call" to venture on a journey, bravery in his confrontation with the darker side of human nature. ...

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The Viet Cong appear as a mass of barbarians running through the dark, trying to overrun the fort, who get exterminated by electrified fences. ... The central plot, based on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, is fictional and far-fetched. ...

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