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Heroes

Heroes. Archetypal Heroes . Willing, active, gung-ho heroes :. • committed to the adventure • without doubts • always bravely going ahead • self-motivated. Unwilling heroes :. • full of doubts • hesitant • passive

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Heroes

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  1. Heroes Archetypal Heroes

  2. Willing, active, gung-ho heroes: • committed to the adventure • without doubts • always bravely going ahead • self-motivated

  3. Unwilling heroes: • full of doubts • hesitant • passive • needing to be motivated or pushed into the adventure by an outside force • usually change at some point and become committed to the adventure

  4. Anti-heroes: • specialized kind of hero • may be outlaws or villains from the point of view of society • audience is in sympathy with them • they may win in the end over society’s corruption • rebels

  5. 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

  6. Group-oriented heroes: • are a part of society at the beginning • journey takes them to unknown land far from home • separate from group – have lone adventure in the wilderness away from the group which they eventually rejoin

  7. Loner heroes: • 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, an adventure within the group, then a return to isolation

  8. Catalyst heroes: • central figures who act heroically • don’t change much themselves • main function is to bring about change in others

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