Heroes and Anti-heroes - Help with related texts! (1 Viewer)

[Hoppeduppeanut]

We are currently studying Heroes and Anti-heroes in Extension English, an we need to do a research task during the holidays (fun!). We need two texts of our own that explore aspects of heroes and anti-heroes. They can be fiction, non-fiction, visual, written or spoken. The only problem is, I can't find diddly squat. Does anyone know of any texts I can use?

Ps: We have already done One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, so we can't do that.

Kthxbye! :wave:

 

[Laura_123]

I used 'The power of one' for one of mine, but it wasn't that great, also have you studied Medea? We are doing that in class now. I also used the movie 'Ned Kelly'(universal pictures).
Also Che Guevara and Aung San Suu Kyi are great political figuers, but if it has to be a text you might be able to find a deocumentray or bio or something.
Hope that helps

 

[alcalder]

Both "X-Men" and the TV series "Heroes" both explore heroes and anti-heroes, with both sides thinking that are doing the right thing for the good of mankind.

Perhaps "The Running Man" movie or book

Maybe a look at:
Antihero - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And, WOW, check this out:
List of fictional antiheroes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[isabe]

A Clockwork Orange -the book- is great for antihero stuff, as is The Maltese Falcon and Rick out of Casablanca. Also Frankenstein's monster -from the book, NOT the movie- Satan from Paradise Lost, Bat Man, Captain Nemo, Severus Snape, and even i suppose Homer Simpson.
But i'm just assuming that by ant hero you mean a charecter with qualities of the hero, but fundamentally flawed....if you mean the villain than this is useless.

Hope this helps and good luck

 

[Chevalier]

Vincent Freeman from "Gattaca" or Guy Montag from "Fahrenheit 451"

 

[Absolutezero]

Perhaps "The Running Man" movie or book

Maybe a look at:
Antihero - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And, WOW, check this out:
List of fictional antiheroes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I was just going to suggest this myself.

Then I realised how old this thread was...