Concepts for Reading: The Hero   The traditional Hero: morally good, accomplishes tasks for the benefit of man, exhibits selfless tendencies, essentially the perfect human (or otherworldly) specimen. Examples?    Byronic Hero: exhibits selfish tendencies, bumbles about in self-absorption. People or deities generally come to him to acquire knowledge or power. Critical of social systems, of hierarchy and rank. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Ma in/ByronicHero Examples?   Antihero: not always good, or may do good things for selfish reasons. Moral standards are often questionable. Examples?  Villain as Hero: there is no doubt their morals are questionable. They generally do not do good things, but may do so inadvertently from time to time. Generally out to do harm to the archetypal hero, or to innocent people in society.   Some people find no distinction between the antihero and the villain as hero, such as is the case in the following video. Watch closely, and for those you are familiar with, determine whether they are antiheroes or villains as heroes. (villains cast in the role of the protagonist). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9mJ_4tg jr8  Discussion Question #1: Where does Captain America fall in the previous categorizations? What about Iron Man? Disagreement is encouraged. You can’t be wrong as long as you have supporting evidence for your claim. • Discussion Board #13: The atypical superman Directions: please respond to the following question. Be sure to comment on the works of at least two other students on the discussion board. 1. First, please provide a definition for the traditional hero. Go online and find a resource that provides a basic definition of "hero." Include that definition in your analysis. You may revise or disagree with the definition if you wish. Second, answer the following: how is Captain America different than/similar to the traditional superhero? Please provide three ways that Captain America is different than the traditional superhero and two ways that concrete is similar to the traditional superhero. Refer to examples from the text (with page #s when possible) to support your analysis. • Discussion Board #14: Character Analysis Directions: follow the link below and review the ten steps necessary to complete a basic character analysis. Choose one character from Civil War and answer five of the ten questions featured on the web page found at the link below: http://www.enotes.com/topics/how-write-character-analysis Place the question from the website above each answer you provide. Also, in your answers, please refer to specific events in the text that support your observations. For example, if you choose to address the character's ethics, give examples from the text that show the character's ethical disposition. • Discussion Board #15: Discussion Question from Lesson VIII: The Hero Please review Lesson VIII and answer discussion question #1, found in the lesson. Discussion Board #16: Changing Perceptions Directions: Please explain in one to three paragraphs how your perception of comic books have changed since the beginning of this course. If you are a lifelong fan of comic books and your perception changed very little, please list and describe what you consider to be the three most significant experiences during your time as a comic book fan.
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