{"id":1936,"date":"2026-06-18T15:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.electronicearth.ca\/syoung\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2026-07-20T18:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:30:01","slug":"whystupidquestion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.electronicearth.ca\/syoung\/whystupidquestion\/","title":{"rendered":"<i>&#8220;WHY STUPID, QUESTION?&#8221;<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A HERO ARCHETYPE ANALYSIS OF <a href=\"http:\/\/www.electronicearth.ca\/syoung\/project-hail-mary-2026\/\"><em>PROJECT HAIL MARY<\/em><\/a> BY ANDY WEIR (2021).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"e6590096 d2e620b9 ac566ff3 _3ff84621 _0b90939f _52b33e66 _1ccd852b _2b366c9a fee11784 _381c41ae _91345936\"><span class=\"b532df19 _0f41423d _3b42afd3\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"expandable-text-box\">A video literary essay comparatively analyzing the protagonists in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.electronicearth.ca\/syoung\/project-hail-mary-2026\/\"><em>Project Hail Mary<\/em><\/a> by Andy Weir (2021) against the hero archetype.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Produced, Directed, Written, Edited, Sound Designed &amp; Voice Acted By: <em>Sean Young<\/em><br \/>\nFilm Clips: Amazon MGM Studios \u00a9 2026 Amazon Content Services LLC<br \/>\nMusic: Sign of the Times &#8211; <em>Harry Styles<\/em> (Epic Orchestral Version), arranged by <em>Omid Saeedi<\/em> \u00a9 2020 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/electronicearth.ca\/syoung\/whystupidquestion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1976\" src=\"http:\/\/www.electronicearth.ca\/syoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sean-Young-Culminating-Assignment_-Why-Stupid-Question-A-Hero-Archetype-Analysis-of-Project-Hail-Mary-2021-by-Andy-Weir-0BW.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"140\" 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src=\"http:\/\/www.electronicearth.ca\/syoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sean-Young-Culminating-Assignment_-Why-Stupid-Question-A-Hero-Archetype-Analysis-of-Project-Hail-Mary-2021-by-Andy-Weir-5BW.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.electronicearth.ca\/syoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sean-Young-Culminating-Assignment_-Why-Stupid-Question-A-Hero-Archetype-Analysis-of-Project-Hail-Mary-2021-by-Andy-Weir-5BW.png 595w, http:\/\/www.electronicearth.ca\/syoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sean-Young-Culminating-Assignment_-Why-Stupid-Question-A-Hero-Archetype-Analysis-of-Project-Hail-Mary-2021-by-Andy-Weir-5BW-212x300.png 212w, http:\/\/www.electronicearth.ca\/syoung\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sean-Young-Culminating-Assignment_-Why-Stupid-Question-A-Hero-Archetype-Analysis-of-Project-Hail-Mary-2021-by-Andy-Weir-5BW-100x142.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe supporting graphically-enriched literary 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