Warm-Up: Who is your Hero?

Archetypes of Heroes

Label your notes with the header aboveCollect a copy of the Hero’s Journey

handout from the period box. Remember, you may redo your Works Cited Page or

Source Cards. See me before/after school or during IF for your project back.

Circle Maps due this Friday, Oct 17! Next Vocab Quiz List #4 Thursday, October 23rd.

Intro to the Epic: The Hero’s Journey

Epics must have an Epic Hero.

How do we identify that Hero?

Archetype- An original that has been imitated. Recurrent symbol or motif.

Archetypes of Heroes Greek Heroes, coming from a

warrior culture, possessed strength and courage.

Although larger than life, in the sense that they were often half-gods, they were not immortal.

But through their superhuman deeds and sufferings here on earth they achieved a type of immortality.

Archetypes of Heroes

Medieval Period Heroes (13th century) – King Arthur or one of his knights embodies the ideals of this age: courage, loyalty to God and king, chivalrous behavior toward

women and the helpless.

Archetypes of Heroes Renaissance Period Heroes

(15th century) – A courtier whose versatility led him to excel in art, literature, diplomacy, warfare, and everything else, is hero of the period.

Leonardo da Vinci

is an example of this

“universal human.”

Archetypes of Heroes Romantic Period Heroes

(18th century) – Lord Byron himself is the paradigm for the Byronic hero, a moody, mysterious, social outcast, yet one who possesses

courage and a fascination for others.

Archetypes of Heroes American Literature Heroes

– The early American hero, a pioneer like Daniel Boone perhaps, shows the values of a new country: courage, desire to enter into the

unknown, willingness to endure

hardships, need to be independent.

Homework:

What about now?Who is your hero?List the characteristics or actions that

make him/her a hero to you.These can be real or fictional!Bring in a picture of your hero tmrw.

Warm-Up: Who is YOUR Hero?

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Compare them to the preexisting standards for Hero listed above.

Think: What recent historical events or cultural changes have shaped your personal and our societal definition of a hero?