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Classical Literature and the Hero

In ten pages this paper contrasts and compares the hero's role in Sophocles' Antigone, Thucydides' The History of the Peloponnesia...

The Hero's Journey of Achilles and Odysseus

Magician, and Warrior. During those times when we may not be able to relate to the character of a story, we can usually react to ...

Tragic Heroes in Death of a Salesman and Oedipus

A 10 page analysis of the tragic hero as he manifests in these two classic plays. Twists of events affect these heroes differentl...

The Heroic Aeneas

In a paper that consists of eight pages the definition of hero throughout the course of cultural history is considered in support ...

Heroic Dante and Sir Gawain

In five pages this paper examines how the concept of hero is defined and how both Dante in The Inferno and Sir Gawain in Sir Gawai...

The Film 'Titanic' from a Formalist Perspective

heroes (or heroines) epic journey in self-discovery and personal awareness and understanding of the world in which he or she exist...

Heroic Myth in Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

In 7 pages this paper applies Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell to the novel Prisoner of Azkaban in an analysis of how...

Business World and 'A Hero's Journey'

In five pages this research paper applies Christopher Vogler's 'hero's journey' concepts to Fictions of Business by Robert Brawer....

The Tragic Hero of Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Sclarlet Letter is analyzed for the presence of a tragic hero. Using Aristotle standards the author of ...

'Don Juan' by Lord Byron

In eight pages the romantic 'Don Juan' is contrasted and compared with the hero's poetic satirist, Lord Byron. Five sources are c...

Beowulf and a Contrast of Battles with Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and the Dragon

to his mother, he has been depicted as a solitary creature, not unlike the hombres in Sergio Leones "spaghetti" Westerns, who walk...

Literary Heroes Come of Age

The tale of a hero becoming an adult is a staple of literature. This essay compares heroes Han Solo and Odysseus, Luke Skywalker a...

Icons and Heroes

In five pages this paper examines the concepts of icons and heroes and defines hero along with providing a human example. There a...

Popular American Mythological Hero Forrest Gump

In eight pages this paper examines the popular movie character in terms of the qualities he embodies as a popular mythological her...

Heroism in 'Aeneid' by Virgil and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In four pages the concept of the hero's journey as it manifest itself in these classical works of literature is examined. There i...

Real World Microcosm of the Asylum in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

In nine pages this paper presents the argument that the 'world' of the asylum that is featured in the novel represents a real worl...

Comparing and Contrasting Achilles and Beowulf

The writer compares and contrasts Achilles, a hero from Greek mythology, with Beowulf, the hero of the Old English epic poem. The ...

King Lear, Beowulf, the Concepts of Kingship and Hero's Downfall

In five pages these literary characters are contrasted and compared in terms of their deaths with the concept of kingship and what...

Luis Valdez's Plays

In five pages this paper examines the US Southwest conflicts that are featured in Luis Valdez's plays I Don't Have to Show You No ...

Hero's Personality of Odysseus

In five pages Homer's protagonist Odysseus featured in 'The Odyssey' is examined in terms of his heroic personality attributes. F...

Theft of Employees

In five pages employee theft is examined in terms of research that supports the benefits of employee identification badges. Five ...

Analysis of In House Security Alternatives

employee well-being. The first fault which jumps to the forefront with the above mentioned memorandum is that there is no m...

Hero's Cycle and Lord of the Flies

This essay presents the argument that in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the character of Simon is congruent with Joseph Camp...

“A Hero’s Journey”

interest in mythology to his exposure to remnants of that earlier history, his exposure to Buffalo Bills Wild West Show and to the...

Ahn Junghyo's White Badge: A Novel Of Korea

he is lost and is unable to enjoy this world he sees revolving around him, while at the same time we are given the impression that...

Courage in Tellez and Hemingway as 'Comfortable Inaction'

In 4 pages free will and fate as it summons moral courage are considered in this comparative paper that includes a discussion of H...

Fascinating Hero Ernest Hemingway

In eight pages Ernest Hemingway, the larger than life man and his works are considered in this exploration of heroism. Five sourc...

Madeleine L'Engle's 'A Wrinkle in Time'

offered by A Wrinkle in Time is that the power of love can overcome just about any of lifes obstacles. When one confronts the dar...

'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' and the Test of Honor

In three pages this paper considers how Sir Gawain successfully passed the Green Knight's test of honor with his courage and integ...

Analysis of Song Of Roland

In five pages this paper examines Song of Roland in terms of courage ideals, archetypes, plot, and characterization analysis. The...