Amy Foster & The Mythology Of

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and beaten by many of the residents. In addition, he was
captured and caged like a wild animal. He is described as a "drunk",
"tramp", and "creature". He is very different from the usual
Englishman and is treated as such. He is segregated and is forced to
work for Mr. Swaffer. However, one person sees through the
differences. Amy, perhaps because of her stupidity or an ability to
feel for Yanko, does not see a wild foreigner that screams at night
and dances strangely. She saw only the similarities, the oneness of
two human beings, and not the separateness. This is the basis of
compassion, as Campbell shows. Thus, Amy is able to be "selfless,
boundless, without ego". This compassion shown for Yanko expresses the
affection felt by Amy for the foreigner and is received by him as
love. The love is returned by Yanko in his actions, when he buys Amy a
green ribbon and eventually proposes marriage. This is one of the
levels of love described by ...

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