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Heroes and Villains
Heroes and Villains | Mike Alsford
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Hercules, James Bond, Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter, Buffy Summers, Spiderman, Dr Who, Darth Vader, Voldemort. Almost anybody living within the developed West would be able to group these individuals into two camps: the heroes and the villains. However, what criteria they might use to do this is less clear. Mike Alsford introduces us to a whole range of heroic and villainous archetypes on a journey through film, television, comic and literature. In trying to understand the extremes of hero and villain we are made more aware of our own ethical standards, and given a space in which to explore contemporary concerns over notions of right and wrong, good and bad.
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AsYouWish
Heroes and Villains | Mike Alsford
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Hey all!! Thanks for all you favorite Batman Villains last week! This week you are the character, so which would you rather be? Why? Oh and how did your character become a hero or villain? I can‘t wait to find out....

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AsYouWish As much as I love a hero, I would want to be a villain. They have better storylines and they get away with a lot more. Plus how awesome are their outfits? As for my origin story, depends on what the story is about, but let‘s go with...I was a normal girl, a witch cast a spell on me making me evil. I was able to break the spell, but then realized I liked being bad, so I went back to the life of crime. I may also be in love with the hero. Who knows? 6y
wanderinglynn But really, it depends on who‘s writing the story as to whether you‘re a hero or villain. I like villains who are complex with a fascinating backstory that shows one does not necessarily start off being “evil.” 6y
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