Heroes by role

I.Topic For my project, I will be examining the cultural issue, the depiction of women in an action film where they represent feminism. In film, there is not enough representation of female characters that are capable of being independent and strong all while not being sexualized. Most female character who are given the traits strong and independent often times are hyper sexualized because they are women which means there objects in male’s view. However, female characters are need of makeovers…

Summary of Women in Children’s Literature In Allen Pace Nilsen’s article “Women in Children’s Literature” she tries to get her readers to understand; the sex of a person should not hold him or her back from becoming anything their hearts desire. Before a reader even begins reading the article it hints that her article is aimed towards children and women; even though she seems to be targeting adults as whole. Nilsen’s writing could be viewed as more of a mid-formal tone; even though the article…

However, the role of women within epic tale is used as support to further inflate the epic quality of the male heroes. Penelope is initially introduced “all in tears,” which immediately identifies her character as weak because she is crying and carrying on in public (1:336). It is clear that without the guidance from…

All stories comprise of regular auxiliary components of stages present all around in myths, tall tales, and dreams. 17-stages exist to create the Hero's Journey. What takes after a straightforward review of each Stage showing fundamental qualities and capacities. A hero takes a physical, dynamic part on the Journey to tackle an issue or accomplish an objective such as a goal they must reach. In addition, the Hero's Journey becomes an imperative, enthusiastic or mental adventure rather than…

Nuns and monks played many different roles in early medieval society. The primary duty of both monks and nuns were to pray, also they would attend different services throughout the day and nighttime. The monks had to take three vows before they entered the monastery. Poverty: All money owned by the monks went to the monastery. Chastity: No monk could marry. Obedience: Commands of the abbot had to be obeyed. Monks and nuns were also in charge of looking after poor and sick people, as well as…

The shift in societal views following the First World War towards gender roles and identity influenced the writings and beliefs of Ernest Hemingway. One of the major changes occurs in the horrors and destruction found in trench warfare which damage the masculine “ideal of the autonomous, heroic warrior” (Bonds 1). Likewise, changes occur when women assume the jobs of men and abandon old ideals where women care for the house. Such shifts challenge the thinking of many, including Hemingway who…

Perhaps due to the time most of these books were written, women in classics always had passive roles. From Greek and Roman classics, to the bible, the role of women in such stories has always been secondary, sometimes even downplayed to props. Even if the woman is considered to be one of the story’s main characters, many times their plot revolves solely around men. One could point out a few examples of strong women in the classics, and although those exist, it is evident that in those times,…

Aka, heroes who were wise, loyal, and where not afraid to claim their victory. The Odyssey book nine, “how you were put to shame and blinded, tell him Odysseus, raider of cities, took your eye: Laertes’ son. whose home’s on Ithaca!’ Here you can see that Odysseus…

In order for a business to function each person needs to play a role in order for there to be order and success. Society operates just as a business does. There are different roles each gender plays within a society in order for it to prosper. The traditional roles of men and women were established to ensure the power of the head of household. Over the years many of those roles have changed dramatically. Nowadays, women do not have to rely on their husbands anymore to provide a financial support…

Future Female Protagonists Overcome Gender Stereotypes I. Introduction A. Dystopian future novels are recently popular and strong female protagonists are representing the heroes in modern-day fiction. B. Katniss and Tris of the trilogy books, the Hunger Games and Divergent respectively, both represent non-traditional female roles in storytelling. C. The bestselling dystopian future novels, the Hunger Games and Divergent, use strong female protagonists that show immense strength and courage…