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The One:Types of Heroes
- 1. 1 Types of Heroes The One
- 2. What makes a Hero ? “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself” 2 Feels like an outsider Feels lacking something Dreams and wishes
- 4. 4 Willing, active heroes • Committed to the adventure • Without doubts • Always Active • Self-motivated Example: (Tarzan, King Arthur, Luke Skywalker)
- 5. Unwilling heroes • Full of doubts • Hesitant • Passive • Need motivation /pushed into the adventure by an outside force • Usually change at some point and become committed to the adventure Example: (Frodo Baggins, Spiderman, Han Solo) 5
- 6. • Specialized kind of hero • Outlawed or villain from the point of view of society • Audience is in sympathy with them • They may win in the end over society’s corruption • Rebels Example: (Billy the Kid, Jack Sparrow, “Bride” from Kill Bill) 6 Anti-heroes
- 7. Tragic heroes • Flawed heroes • Never overcome their inner demons • Brought down and destroyed by inner demons • May be charming • Their flaw wins in the end Example: (Darth Vader, Oedipus, Prince Hamlet) 7
- 8. Group-oriented heroes • Part of society at the beginning • Journey takes them to unknown land far from home • Separate from group - lone adventure - Rejoin back Example: (Nemo, Simba, ) 8
- 9. • Story begins with hero apart from society • Natural habitat is the wilderness • Natural state is solitude • Journey is one of – Re-entry into the group, – Adventure within the group, – Return to isolation Example:(Indiana Jones, Incredible Hulk) 9 Loner heroes
- 10. • Central figures who act heroically • Don’t change much themselves • Main function is to bring about change in others Example: (Gandalf) 10 Catalyst heroes