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Q&A Symbolism of 18 Journeyers

Exposition from The Mentor If your story has a Mentor, Wise Old (Wo)Man, Role Model, etc. this is a good person to provide hints around symbolism. By nature, these characters are generally assumed...

posted 5y ago by Cain‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Cain‭ · 2019-12-08T11:25:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
## Exposition from [The Mentor](https://www.thoughtco.com/heros-journey-meeting-with-the-mentor-31349)

If your story has a Mentor, Wise Old (Wo)Man, Role Model, etc. this is a good person to provide hints around symbolism. By nature, these characters are generally assumed to be very knowledgeable, but usual have reasons or personality traits to be vague with the info they give out. Something as simple as commenting "18 of you... That is a lucky number, young ones." would suffice. Make more or less vague as necessary, from them commenting that it symbolizes life in their religion, to simply advising the group to remain whole.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-19T20:17:49Z (over 5 years ago)
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