Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode 410

The concept of a hero has been around for many generations, and the meaning of a hero is defined in ways people grasp its idea. A hero can be a person who has a superpower and is willing to make a personal sacrifice for the benefit of others or can be an ordinary everyday person who just wants to help people out of his or her own heart. Linda Seger’s article, “Creating the Myth,” tackles the idea of a “Hero 's Myth,” and shows the ten steps of how heroes are transformed from an ordinary person to the Savior. On the other hand, Robert B. Ray piece titled, “The Thematic Paradigm,” emphasizes that in modern films, it is either having an “Outlaw Hero or an Official Hero,” which he uses three stages to demonstrates how they are different each other in the way they perform in the society. Further, the article, “Out of Character: Wonder Woman’s Strength Is Her Compassion - What Happened?” by Stevie St. John, explains how Wonder Woman was viewed as a compassionate woman in the 1940s and 1950s, and in the 2000s she changes into a more violent person. In this essay, I argue that a hero is subjective, and is defined by the villain or event that they had to adapt to suddenly.

How many problematic situations could be prevented if people were to simply talk things out? One of the most vexing aspects of the novel is not Jody’s constant verbal abuse, but Janie’s submission to said abuse. Janie’s reluctance to challenge the men she holds accountable for her problems portrays her character as submissive, a trait that her anxiety will never allow her to get rid of.

In a novel by William Styron, a father tells his son that life “is a search for justice.” In the short story “Miss Hinch” by Henry Sydnor Harrison, the character Detective Jessie Dark devotes her life to this search for justice, especially for criminals who are also female. The focus of the story is on a murderer and master of disguise going by Miss Hinch. The battle of wits that ensues is displayed throughout the story, with both characters in costume, one searching for justice, the other trying to get away with murder.

In “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, both authors introduce female protagonists that are confined by men’s authority. By displaying the protagonist's transformation, Glaspell and Faulkner highlight the repercussions of gender roles, to show that when women are trapped, they will go to great lengths to retaliate against their oppressors.

Ruth L. Ozeki, in her novel My Year of Meats, utilizes epiphanies in her development of female characters in order to reveal the flaws of a patriarchal society. These epiphanies are employed in order to emphasis that women should take charge over their lives and to not be constrained to keeping secrets as a result of their fear of repercussion. Ozeki presents a vision of a progressive, feminist global community through her characters Akiko and Bunny. While Bunny realizes her need to voice her concerns having “drifted through life… never [having] made a single decision, (p. 294)” Akiko realizes she does not need to depend on a man and that “she would never need him again (p.181)”. In

Lisa Scottoline in the novel, Lady Killer, skillfully illustrates the reality between the law and relationships. Scottoline supports her demonstration by telling the story between Mary DiNunzio, her work, and friendships. Scottoline’s purpose is to capture the reader with realistic events that are normally not talked about in order to grasp the interest of her readers, and reveal the reality of criminal justice. Scottoline writes in a conversational tone for her young readers without previous knowledge about criminals nor law.

In traditional hard-boiled American detective fiction there are many themes that seem to transcend all novels. One of those themes is the concept of power and the role in which it plays in the interaction and development of characters. More specifically, the role of women within the novels can be scrutinized to better understand the power they hold over the other characters, their own lives and the direction of the story. Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon exemplifies the varying ways in which female characters attempt to obtain and utilize power in hopes of influencing, manipulating and succeeding.

Within My Last Duchess, The Bloody Chamber and Dracula, there is evidence to suggest that women within the gothic genre as portrayed as victims of male authority, as well as evidence to disprove this argument, instead suggesting that it is the women within the Gothic genre which makes themselves victims. ‘Angela Carter is particularly interested in the portrayal of women as victims of male aggression as a limiting factor in the feminist perspective of the time’[i] Carter, with her modern twist on traditional fairytales places a

While most of the violent crimes that happens most are them are belongs to men, women have not been the wilting flowers promoted so heartily by Victorian adorers and (right or wrong) often evident in today's society. Before we get into detail about the fascinating phenomenon of the Black Widow, it is worth a brief overview of women's escalating role in the world of violent crime, particularly in the United States.

In the article “Women with Bite: Tracing Vampire Women from Lilith to Twilight,” Nancy Schumann writes about women’s equality throughout history. Schumann begins the article by evaluating the equality of genders today. While she concludes that things are better now than ever before, there are still currently inequalities. Schumann uses female vampires to represent the change of female equality over time, her first example being Lilith. Lilith, a Hebrew legend, is exemplified for her independence.

subject of social ostracism, and the New Woman, the advent of which was feared by the majority of the British Victorian patriarchy, was a prominent aspect of much mid-to-late Victorian era literature. Supplementary evidence to support the compelling Victorian era literary connection between the vampire and the New Woman can be extrapolated from the unique gender role standards that defined that socially complex era. As Catherine Siemann suggests in her essay, “Darkness Falls on the Endless Summer: Buffy as Gidget for the Fin de Siecle,” the Victorian New Woman’s “personal

Buffy the Vampire slayer is one of the most beloved Tv shows created by Joss Whedon. Whedon outdid himself in the episode “Hush” in which he was able to use his literature background to make an episode which had many literature elements and was still able to execute the silence. Through the loss of their voices in Sunnydale, bonds and communication became stronger between the couples in this episode. With the presence of the Gentlemen they were able to rekindle their communication.

In Gina Wisker’s article “Vampires and School Girls: High School Jinks on the Hellmouth”, she makes the point that Buffy is a new kind of women within vampire fictions. She supports this point by showing how Buffy is not a stereotypical helpless woman in a vampire film; Buffy is a strong independent woman who kills vampires and other creatures. While Wisker makes a very strong argument, this idea of a new kind of women could be extended to Willow and a new kind of men shown in Xander and Giles.

The typical conventions of the western genre included a male lead that fought crime while simultaneously saving the hopeless damsel in distress. Novels comparable to “True Grit” was revolutionary for female protagonists in accordance to the role females play in society. This novel shows that women are no longer expected to take care of the household, raise the kids or expect men to save the day. Even if the novel is a fictitious account of what the wild west was today’s readers are able to identify with a protagonist who questions the norm of society. The protagonist, Mattie, revealed she had “true” grit by vanquishing gender stereotypes to avenge her father’s death.

Author of The Light in the Heart, Roy T. Bennett once wrote, “Respect other people 's feelings. It might mean nothing to you, but it could mean everything to them” (Respect). To respect how someone feels is vitally important to building relationships that will last. However, as seen in literature, women are often portrayed, described, and interacted with in a disrespectful and derogatory manner. In looking at how women are treated throughout literature from our past, Diaz’s “Edison, New Jersey” had a more conservative approach to the male characters’ treatment of women. Their negative associations were held with descriptions and actions done while disregarding the women as individual people. The main character, Yunior of Diaz’s “Edison, New Jersey” describes women negatively, associates them only with the physical and materialistic sides of relationships, and blatantly accepts the negative attitudes of the other main character, Wayne.