I’m doing the hero’s journey as an art project because I believe there’s a reason that the hero’s journey story has been told over and over throughout time. Something about this story must be True.

Here’s some background about the hero’s journey.

What does the hero fight in pretty much every hero’s journey story?

Some sort of dragon - a reptile.

Why is that?

Here’s a Wikipedia entry concerning different depictions and stories about malevolent reptile types throughout time and different cultures.