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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Both of these characters are scientific geniuses, both have suffered severe
physical damage and both have had to resort to the use of high tech armour as a
result of their accidents. Tony Stark is a rich, handsome and intelligent
industrialist ...
Both of these characters are scientific geniuses, both have suffered severe
physical damage and both have had to resort to the use of high tech armour as a
result of their accidents. Tony Stark is a rich, handsome and intelligent
industrialist ...
Page 44
Unlike Buffy, Faith appears supremely confident, self-assured and self-contained,
invulnerable in her own emotional armour. She revels in her powers and, on the
face of it at least, in her isolation and studied aggressive posture towards others ...
Unlike Buffy, Faith appears supremely confident, self-assured and self-contained,
invulnerable in her own emotional armour. She revels in her powers and, on the
face of it at least, in her isolation and studied aggressive posture towards others ...
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I'll hide from the sight of mankind . . . somewhere . . . somehow.29 The armour he
clothes himself in is never removed and is designed to create a barrier between
Doom and the rest of the world. As he dons his metal mask - still hot from the ...
I'll hide from the sight of mankind . . . somewhere . . . somehow.29 The armour he
clothes himself in is never removed and is designed to create a barrier between
Doom and the rest of the world. As he dons his metal mask - still hot from the ...
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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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