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In 2010, Valerie Estelle Frankel established an analytical grid of the "Heroine's Journey" in mythological stories and tales, which is closer to the Campbell's pattern, while giving a more important place to animus and the confrontation of heroine with its male part.
Maureen Murdock also worked on this subject.
The point is that Rey has to be seen from a different perspective than the classic hero (Luke Skywalker in the OT). There's a feminine specificity in her journey path that shouldn't be neglected. Rey isn't just another version of Luke in Mary Sue mode. It's something else. We also see the importance of his life prior to TFA. If for Luke, the events really begin after his meeting with the droids and Obi-Wan, Rey's journey started right after his abandonment and his "separation from the feminine".
The Kylo/Rey tandem, animus/anima, darkness/light, dead/fertility, can refer to other romantic, mythical or fictional figures.
For those who are interested, Valerie Estelle Frankel wrote an essay about Rey's treatment in TFA ("A Rey of Hope: Feminism, Symbolism and Hidden Gems in Star Wars: The Force Awakens").