“DOG LEGENDS”- RETURNING TO MYTH: A NARRATIVE MODEL FOR EDUCATION AND MEANING IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL ERA

<doi>10.24250/jpe/2/2025/MCMC/</doi>

Abstract

In the contemporary context marked by accelerated
digitalization and increasing frequency of identity crisis of
children and adolescents, story reemerges as a powerful
educational, symbolic, and therapeutic tool. “Dog
Legends” is a transdisciplinary narrative project which
reinterprets Campbell’s hero’s myth through a series of
stories that combine archetypal symbolism, artificial
intelligence, and innovative educational applications.
Inspired by the 6 archetypes model proposed by Carol S.
Pearson (“The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By”),
these stories offer a frame for emotional and moral
learning through some canine emblematic characters,
Shiba- The Orphan, Rey- The Altruist, Ryo- The Warrior,
and Algo the degu squirrel- The Innocent. These symbolic
figures become mirrors for identity formation processes,
offering children and educators a language through which
they can explore vulnerability, courage, care, and
meaning. By integrating contemporary narrative
technologies- 3D Pixar style animations, avatars generated
by AI (artificial intelligence), and interactive storytelling-
“Dog Legends” series become an educational ecosystem
that can be applied both in schools or therapeutic
interventions or personal development. This paper
proposes a cultural and pedagogical analysis of the way
myth can have a new manifestation in the digital era, not
as a relic of the past, but as a live instrument for
cultivating empathy, critical thinking, and social cohesion.
Thus, “Dog Legends” is shaping as a model integrated at
the intersection of story, symbol, and technology.