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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power than B, if A achieves many intended effects and B only a few.2 At its most
basic level power could be seen as simply the ability to effect change, to be able
to manipulate - for good or ill - the world in which we find ourselves. In this regard
...
power than B, if A achieves many intended effects and B only a few.2 At its most
basic level power could be seen as simply the ability to effect change, to be able
to manipulate - for good or ill - the world in which we find ourselves. In this regard
...
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The Christian religion for example has long held that Jesus, far from being simply
a good example to follow, is nothing less than God in human form. The Christian
notion of incarnation speaks of a God who takes on the human condition - as ...
The Christian religion for example has long held that Jesus, far from being simply
a good example to follow, is nothing less than God in human form. The Christian
notion of incarnation speaks of a God who takes on the human condition - as ...
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For every villain who seeks to enslave the human race or transform it into
mindless puppets there is the individual who sees others as simply a resource to
be used for work or pleasure. The hero may simply be the person who stops to
help a ...
For every villain who seeks to enslave the human race or transform it into
mindless puppets there is the individual who sees others as simply a resource to
be used for work or pleasure. The hero may simply be the person who stops to
help a ...
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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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