Essay On The Archetype Of Day In The Legend

All fictional heroes share the fact that their mindset changes through adversities in order to reach fulfillment. For example, Odysseus is considered an unconventional hero because he killed and or scarred many creatures that prevented him from going home. On the other hand, Rainsford is also considered an unconventional hero, but he didn’t have powers like Odysseus to kill his hunter (General Zaroff) instead he used his intellect. In addition, the archetype heroes of war are portrayed in Odysseus and Rainsford because yet endure hardships through creatures and or people. Although Odysseus and Rainsford share their differences in the development and growth of their mindset, they eventually find their destiny as becoming altruistic. In summary, methods and approaches taken by the heroes based on their obstacles can help us identify comparing key points as well as contrasting in fictional heroes. At the end of the day, all heroes fictional or not will be portrayed as being selfless through their change of

There are two point of views in Legend it’s Day and June’s. Day’s point of view is him trying to keep his identity hidden from everyone, including the Republic in his eyes. On page 1 in Day’s point of view, he says; “At least twice a month, I see my Wanted poster flashed on the JumboTrons scattered throughout downtown Los Angeles.” Then a few sentences later he says again, on page 1, ““The Colonies want our land,” the ads declare. “They want what they don’t have. Don’t let them conquer your homes! Support the cause!” Then there’s my criminal report. It lights up the JumboTrons in all its multicolored glory: WANTED BY THE REPUBLIC – DAY”. Another example of Day is on page 111. Day and Tess, his friend, says, ““My names Tess,” I hear her say.

A hero is universally seen as a selfless individual who puts the needs of others before themselves. Heroes usually hold the same values; honor, nobility, integrity, and strength. Now what happens when a person does not hold those heroic values? What if their motivations did not have good intentions? These are the questions that will be answered using the deconstruction critical lenses. “Today, it is much harder to detach the concept of heroism from morality; we only call heroes those whom we admire and wish to emulate.” (Lebarge web) The Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur has evolved into the modern trilogy of Batman which, when deconstructed, reveals how the selfish motivations of

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.

He is looked upon in a heroic way for fighting the justice system and showing courage, strength and ability to resist laws through making his own lifestyle, with separate beliefs, attitudes and values. He was a friend of the poor, kind to women and children, and an enemy of the rich. He was forced into crime by the harsh harassments of the authorities. He said to have died bravely against the more powerful forces of the law. He has grown to be an admired infamous figure for the way he stood up to authority and his larrikin ways.

Heroes are not created during hard times, but it is during these hard times that heroes are revealed. Christopher Reeve explains that a hero is an ordinary individual who possesses the strength to persevere and rise above overwhelming obstacles. Meaning no matter your size, your age, or your gender the capabilities of becoming a hero comes from within, as long as you have the determination and will power to triumph over the devastating obstacles that lay in your path. The stories “An Act of Vengeance” and “A Worn Path” by Isabella Allende and Eudora Welty, respectfully, are prefect examples. Allende portrays a young lady overcoming the terrors of her youth as she grows in to a strong woman and avenges her father. Whereas, Welty gives a description of a fragile old woman demonstrating the strength and perseverance to succeed and obtain the medicine that her grandson so desperately needs, even though her body struggles to make the trip. Although both stories depict a tale of what a hero is one has a better description, “An Act of Vengeance” more closely follows the guidelines of Christopher Reeve’s idea of a hero.

In almost any story, whether novel or poem, lies a hero. Depending on the path, a variety of archetypes usually accompany the hero. The Merriam Webster dictionary defines “archetype” as “the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies.” Joseph Campbell’s A Hero With A Thousand Faces introduces the common archetypes often found in various pieces of literature, explaining “The parallels will be immediately apparent; and these will develop a vast and amazingly constant statement of the basic truths by which man has lived throughout the millenniums of his residence on the planet,” in his preface to the 1949 edition. To summarize, after learning of the different archetypes found in a story, one

I chose to do my analysis on the short story, “The Story Of An Hour”. The themes I see in this story is the quest for identity/coming of age, romantic/love, birth, and death. It is about a woman named Mrs. Mallard. She was an elderly lady and had a heart complications. Her sister Josephine and her husband’s friend Richards had to break the news to her that her husband, Brently Mallard, has been killed in a railroad disaster. Mrs. Mallard was sorrowful and sobbed in her sisters’ arms. After her grieving process, she wanted to be alone, so she went to her room and locked herself in. As she sat in the window, she seem to be calmer and accepted her husband’s death. She was not distressed of what had happened. She began to say the words “free” and her heart

An unlikely hero is someone who, despite being expected to fail, overcomes their obstacles and becomes a force of change. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee features many undervalued characters whose opinion is typically not respected. Despite facing harsh marginalization, characters like Calpurnia, Boo, Tom, and Atticus are still able to have major impacts on the way traditional stereotypes about racial equality, gender roles, and social class are seen through the eyes of Maycomb’s citizens and future generations, portraying them as heroes within the story.

The first example of Day breaking the archetype is near the beginning of the book, when he breaks into a government hospital. He is searching for plague cures, desperate to save his younger brother, and ends up in a precarious predicament. As written on page 29, “I grab the first person I see- a young doctor standing close to the door. Before any of the soldiers can point a gun in our direction, I whip out one of my knives and hold it close to the man’s throat.” Day continues to tell the doctor that he won’t intentionally hurt him, yet continues to utilise him as a human shield. This is important as it creates the question would a hero put another person’s life in danger? In society today, a hero is selfless and is willing to take a bullet

June and Day quickly become close and begin to trust each other, but June doesn’t realize that she has actually met the infamous Day until she sees him look for comfort in a pendant that had been lost while he was in the hospital trying to steal medicine for his family. June being the Republic’s most prized prodigy, she connected the dots and quickly discovered that this stranger was Day, the criminal,but didn’t let him or Tess know. This is the first time in the book where June is confused as to why things aren’t as they seem or as she thought. She presumed that Day would be a bloodthirsty, violent, and intimidating person, but in reality he is loving, caring, beautiful, and passionate.

‘No one in the novel can actually be seen as a hero.’ To what extent do you agree?

'"(Lu pg. 6) This proves that Day is the hero because he is helping his family by giving them supplies. He is risking his life for the sake of his family even though only his older brother John knows he exists.

In the continent of North America, the once great United State of America has suffered great losses and disasters, the country has split in two warring sides, the Colonies and the Republic. The Republic rules their citizens with an iron fist, also with a virus slowly spreading they have to keep the rest of their citizens safe. They have a small problem with them winning the war against the Colonies. There is Day, who is considered the most dangerous criminal, who sabotages the war efforts of the Republic but is just one individual. Recently his family’s door was marked because his little brother has the plague. Day has become desperate enough to break into the hospital to steal vaccinations. He encounters a soldier who he throws his knife at,

Kazuo Ishiguro’s Remains of the Day is about the struggles one man, Mr. Stevens, has with relationships with his father, Miss Kenton and his employer, but the struggle he focuses on the most is to be a “great butler.” He pushes himself physically to work as hard as he can, as well as mentally to determine what makes a butler great. Stevens sacrifices all normal human encounters with those around him in order to be an emotionless person. “When one encounters them, one simply knows one is in the presence of greatness” (44). Stevens, through many trials, proves himself to be a “great butler.”