Characterism, And Heroic Characters In The Wonder Woman

An Exploration into the Common Traits of Fictitious Heroes through the Analysis of J.K. Rowling 's Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone

Over the years throughout human history, countless stories of brave men and women have sprung up to inspire the people around them. Whether it is ancient heroes of Achilles, or the modern heroes of Batman and Wonder Woman, the story of the hero is a mainstay in mythology.

An archetype is an universal theme or pattern in literature, television, and character. One of today's archetypes is superheroes. They all tend to start from a tragic, usually family death, background, but somehow they constantly want to ameliorate the world. Then at some point, they will discover a gift they have and use their inhuman powers towards the benefit of humanity. However, they all have a weakness that reminds them that they are human. They will learn to cope with their problems and eventually overcome it. My example of this archetype is Supergirl on the CW. Her family dies on Krypton, when it explodes, but sends her to Earth to take care of her cousin (Superman). Because he was already Superman when she arrived, she had

Wonder Woman took over as the first female superhero in more than a decade on June 2, 2017. This was a big moment for representation of women in film as a main super hero character. The film was rated PG-13, and in genres of Action & Adventure, Drama, and Science Fiction & Fantasy. Wonder Woman was directed by Patty Jenkins, an American film director and screenwriter, first female director of a live-action and comic book superhero film. In Wonder Woman, the story of Diana is told; she is the daughter of Hippolyta and grows up on the Amazon island of Themyscira. Then an American pilot and spy, Steve Trevor, crashes into the ocean on the island and is rescued by Diana. He tells the Amazons about the ongoing conflict of the World War. Diana, an

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.

Wonder Woman is progressive and the perfect example of a capable woman. In an interview, Carter defends Wonder Woman stating that she portrayed her as strong woman whose actions say “You have a problem with a strong woman? I am who I am, get over it.” (Williams). Gadot also makes a powerful statement in accordance with female liberation on and off of the set of Wonder Woman.

All through history society has shown many different heroic figures that are usually more in the fictional side, such as Odysseus from the Odyssey. In this time for society there is many different types of real live people who are seen as a hero. Before it was very rare to see a women as a hero. But things have changed. For this change the expectations for them are very haugh. Society's high expectations and the need for perfection from women who inspire younger children are irrational.

Spider-Man and Wonder Woman are not similar to the stereotypical heroes at the time, but they still had the attributes of a true hero. In the past, Stan Lee had thought of a superhero that would be similar to teenagers. Stan Lee wanted to construct a hero that people could relate to, and in the end he created Spider-Man. Spider-Man simply had the same abilities as a spider. Then in 1941, Wonder Woman made her first appearance from the mind of William Moulton Marston. William supported women's rights since his college days, and he wanted to have equality for each gender in all human activities. In addition, people believed that comics were bad for kids, but William believed not. Wonder Woman’s set of skills is that she could fly, had immense speed, strength, and smarts. Additionally, Wonder Woman also wielded a lasso that could make anyone tell the truth if caught by it, and this lasso is inspired from William’s polygraph, which was able to detect lies. Three ways that Wonder Woman and Spiderman were different from other superheroes of the time is that people could relate to them, there purposes of being created, and

The young reporter went back to the hero’s side, relaying her younger brother, hoping to get a little chat with Barry, but the much needed conversation got to wait a little longer as the young man had fallen asleep once more, which wasn't really a surprise considering everything he's been through. Caitlin did said that even with his powers, it could take a whole week for him to return to his optimum form.

Superheroes and the Mythological characters in stories inspire us to be our better selves …. (In many ways). (Because of their heroism and courageous acts) . One way they inspire us is

“Wonder Woman is a walking- and sometimes flying- paradox of attributions and images. She is, at once, a female sex symbol and feminist icon: physically vulnerable, morally virtuous, financially independent, self-determining, and, in tune with her womanly ways, self-sacrificing” (Wright 6). Wonder Woman was created by William Marston in order to show and achieve women empowerment. At the time that Wonder Woman was assembled, there were no women superheroes. The only superheroes that were created at the time were powerful, strong, fully-clothed, white, males. Even though Wonder Woman is just as powerful and important as other male superheroes, she is often easily centered out from other superheroes because of her physique, lack of clothes,

Wide eyed, heart pounding, glued to their chairs while the credits roll after an exhilarating and masterful movie adaptation, one name and one certainty remains distinctly clear: millions of people worldwide just found their new favorite superhero. Wonder Woman, Amazonian Princess of Themyscira, daughter of Zeus, arguably one of the most contemporary and progressive heroes of our time. In her remarkable quest to save the world in the midst of World War I along with her partner Steve Trevor, Diana Prince becomes an unyielding symbol of the feminist movement and an advocate for love and hope. She is both vulnerably human and astonishingly superhuman.

In Steinem’s essay Wonder Woman, she talks about growing up during the 1940’s and how many of the female characters in literature and film during this time were portrayed as weak and dependent on men (266). However, Wonder Woman did not follow this trend. In Steinem’s essay, she discusses the absence of a strong and independent female role models. This was the result of superheroes primarily being men and females were shown as only the supporting characters to the male protagonist. Additionally, Steinem discusses how Wonder Woman showed girls the value of standing up for themselves and their beliefs.

I commend the authors who stick their neck out on the line to express themselves in a creative way. A way in which attracts and pulls the reader in, possess them to enjoy the book. A book that’s not only a comic and is a good read, but as a deep meaning to it. The comic books talks about controversial topics that nobody else dears to talk about or express their own opinion on. The most common superhero that stars in many comic books, Wonder Woman has a secret; and a deeper mean than what is perceived. She’s the iconic image of women’s suffrage and rights. “Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of women who, I believe, should rule the world” (Lepore pg 2) Wonder Woman conveys the strength, courage and bravery women had to

Her mission is to bring love, peace, and sexual equality to a world torn by the hatred of men. The heroine Princess Diana of Themyscira, more famously known as Wonder Woman, has gone through various reimagining and different retellings in both media and comic books. But all of these have the same basic origin. She was born and lived the majority of her life on the isolated paradise island of Themyscira, an island inhabited entirely of Amazonian women. Everything changed one day when pilot, Captain Steve Trevor crashed on the mysterious island. Soon after he crashed, as he was being held and treated on the island, Queen Hippilyta held a tournament to decide who would have the honor of escorting Captain Trevor back to the