Trickery In Thor And Persuasion

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Have you ever seen a movie where a character uses trickery to their own advantage? In the movie, “Thor”, Loki uses trickery to get his brother, Thor, banished to Earth from Asgard because he wanted his father’s attention since their father favored Thor. Loki felt abandoned and neglected since he was young when they began to compete for their father's love; Thor became stronger while Loki became smarter. A trickster is seen as a character that has no thought of improving any ones lives as well as is considered untrustworthy and wicked, but in reality, these characters actually intend to help others in a complicated way as does Loki.

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