Commentary and Analysis | Heroes: What They Do & Why We Need Them By Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals In Part 1 of this series, we introduced the concept of the Heroic Leadership Dynamic, which we define as a system of psychological forces that can explain how humans are drawn to hero stories, how they benefit from these stories, and how the stories help people become heroes themselves. We suspect that early humans first told hero stories at the end of the day, in the darkness, huddled around fires. We propose that people benefit from hero stories in at least two essential ways. Theologian Richard Rohr argues that hero stories encourage people to think transrationally about ideas that seem to defy rational analysis. Hero stories reveal truths and life patterns that our limited minds have trouble understanding using our best logic or rational thought. Hero stories unlock the secrets of the transrational. How do hero tales help us think transrationally? A. Hero stories also reveal deep roles in our human social fabric. B. C.
A Story of Epic Proportions: What makes a Poem an Epic? Activity 1. What are the elements of an epic poem? Review with students the definition and elements of epic poetry found at the Glossary of Literary Terms accessible from the EDSITEment-reviewed web resource Internet Public Library. Ask students what other stories they know or have heard of that follow a similar pattern of action and components described in the definition of epic poetry. While they may not be familiar with some epic stories, they probably are familiar with the Star Wars series of movies, or the Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter series of books, which they may be surprised to learn also follow an epic hero cycle. The Epic of Gilgamesh The Iliad The Odyssey The Aeneid Beowulf The Ramayana Star Wars The Lord of the Rings series The Harry Potter series Distribute the charts listing the major elements of the Elements of the Epic Hero Cycle (PDF), or have students access interactive equivalent. Are there discernable patterns in the answers? Activity 2.
problématiques mythes et héros Voici quelques exemples de problématiques Mythes et Héros pour présenter la notion au bac d’anglais. Pour savoir comment présenter ces problématiques Mythes et héros à l’oral d’anglais, suivre ce lien. Pour revoir la méthode pour l’oral du bac d’anglais, passez par là. Pour plus d’information sur la notion Mythes et héros elle-même, c’est par ici. Joseph Campbell's Hero Cycle in the Matrix Joseph Campbell published The Hero with a Thousand Faces in 1949 that discussed the journey of the hero in most heroic stories. I have applied Campbell’s hero cycle to The Matrix, starring Keenu Reeves and created by Andy and Larry Wachowski. The Call to Adventure in The Matrix This is the first step in Campbell’s hero cycle. This initial step is followed by helpers. The Call to Adventure – In The Matrix, Neo is called to the adventure when Trinity sends him a message over his computer telling him to follow the white rabbit. The Supreme Ordeal During the supreme ordeal, the hero is faced with a situation or a challenge in which, if the hero wins, will receive a gift or boon. Supreme Ordeal: In The Matrix, Cypher betrays the member of the Nebuchadnezzar and turns them in to the agents of The Matrix.
10 Reasons Why We Need Heroes | Heroes: What They Do & Why We Need Them By Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals People often ask us why we need heroes. Below we’ve assembled 10 major reasons why people need heroes. 1. 2. When we recognize the great sacrifices that these nurturers and caretakers have made for us, we’re likely to call them our heroes. 3. 4. 5. Heroes lift us up when we’re personally in danger of falling down emotionally, physically, or spiritually. 6. 7. 8. hunger for hero stories and take great delight in building celebrity heroes up and then tearing them down. 9. 10. So there you have them – 10 reasons why people need heroes. Here are more of our articles about why we need heroes.
Four Conceptions of the Heroic Four Conceptions of the Heroic by Vera Norman Adapted from a presentation given at the February 2003 FORum. The characteristics of the hero have changed over time: today’s hero doesn’t much resemble the Homeric heroes of the Iliad and the Odyssey like Achilles, or of Sophocle’s Antigone, or even the later Roman heroes of Virgil’s Aeneid whose protagonist, Aeneas, manipulates the beautiful Queen Dido to take advantage of her in such a way we moderns would find reprehensible and totally unprincipled. Here are the main characteristics of the epic classical hero of Greek and Roman literature: The notion of virtue implicit in these characteristics is implicit in the philosophy of the time. The classical hero is succeeded by the medieval knight in the heroic literature. A consideration of Machiavelli’s The Prince serves as an illustration of the philosophy of realism behind the notion of the heroic in the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. The hero as rebel is an invention of romanticism.
What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler The Hero Archetype in Literature, Religion, and Popular Culture: (along with a useful PowerPoint presentation teachers can download at this URL: )Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (users embark on their own hero's journey): American Masters Lesson from PBS for Teachers on George Lucas, the Power of Myth, and the Hero's Journey: an interactive approach to the Hero's Journey: of course, information about Joseph Campbell's works on the subject, on the Joseph Campbell Foundation site:The Hero With A Thousand Faces Hero's Journey (semi-biographical film):