Heroes and VillainsHercules, James Bond, Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter, Buffy Summers, Spiderman, Dr Who, Darth Vader, Voldemort. Almost anybody living within the developed West would be able to group these individuals into two camps: the heroes and the villains. However, what criteria they might use to do this is less clear. Mike Alsford introduces us to a whole range of heroic and villainous archetypes on a journey through film, television, comic and literature. In trying to understand the extremes of hero and villain we are made more aware of our own ethical standards, and given a space in which to explore contemporary concerns over notions of right and wrong, good and bad. |
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Buffy manages to subdue Glory at which point Ben regains control of the shared
body and Buffy walks away. While Ben lies on the ground suffering from the
physical damage sustained by the body he shares with Glory during her fight with
...
Buffy manages to subdue Glory at which point Ben regains control of the shared
body and Buffy walks away. While Ben lies on the ground suffering from the
physical damage sustained by the body he shares with Glory during her fight with
...
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The only way to seal the portal is by a blood sacrifice from Buffy's sister or
someone related to her. Buffy hurls herself into the rift closing it and ending her
life. As she falls we hear her last words to her sister: BUFFY: Dawn, listen to me.
Listen.
The only way to seal the portal is by a blood sacrifice from Buffy's sister or
someone related to her. Buffy hurls herself into the rift closing it and ending her
life. As she falls we hear her last words to her sister: BUFFY: Dawn, listen to me.
Listen.
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His frequent encounters with Buffy lead him, eventually, through a quest for his
immortal soul which threatens to topple him over into permanent insanity. The
scenes in the final series where Spike is half mad with remorse are among some
of ...
His frequent encounters with Buffy lead him, eventually, through a quest for his
immortal soul which threatens to topple him over into permanent insanity. The
scenes in the final series where Spike is half mad with remorse are among some
of ...
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Contents
Heroes and Otherness | 23 |
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility | 63 |
Villains Monsters and Evil Masterminds | 95 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Heroes and Villains |
| Author | Mike Alsford |
| Publisher | Darton, Longman & Todd, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0232525730, 9780232525731 |
| Length | 158 pages |
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