Is Loki Of The Most Dominant Characteristics Of An Entire World?

How can you tell if a “bad guy”--the villain, the monster, the thief--is necessarily a bad guy? Is it by the images they choose to ink on their skin? Their crooked smile, or maybe perhaps the way they like to crack their knuckles? Maybe it’s just their attire: it’s too dark, too scary. And what of their eyes? There’s something there...something about the way they’re placed, something about how they flicker and gleam with every mention of what they desire. But what of their feelings? The ever-circling wheels of emotions from deep inside that manage to control the raging tides of life? Do they not care like we do?

Good v. Evil, it’s way more than just a concept, it’s more of a lifelong struggle inside of you. What more could you do when evil is shown all around you? Many of us may see the struggle between good and evil in the people we come across everyday. Flawed individuals may be perceived as good but are bad in the eyes of someone else; it all comes down to how you see it. The exposure to things and memories you make help impact the good in you. In order to further evaluate the argument of how good can come out of evil and good can show up even when it’s not right in front of you, can be shown in both William Golding’s novel Lord of the flies and the Anonymous Anglo-Saxon poem of Beowulf. This essay asserts that,

In our day and age pop culture has grasped strongly on the superhero franchise, with several movies and comics being produced every year. As everyone knows, for every superhero, there must also be an equivalent villain. In the film Unbreakable, David Dunn is our hero while Elijah Price plays the role of the villain. Through these two characters and the thoughts of others the films director portrays their ideal hero and villain. While the hero is depicted as a being with supernatural abilities used for good, the villain is enacted as cunning and intuitive, working acts of evil. These portrayals are demonstrated by the thoughts and actions of David Dunn, Joseph Dunn, and Elijah Price.

Most stories, movies, and myths have the simple archetype of Good vs. Evil. This particular archetype can often be confusing, because in stories the reader is often lead to believe that something or someone represents good or evil, but it does not. More often than not the evil character is either crazy or was raised wrongly. Evil characters in Good vs. Evil stories are often not truly evil but either mental unstable or not taught right from wrong.

When comparing both Loki and Joker they do not seem to have the same motives in why they revel in our creation of chaos, however they both express the same desire to cause such chaos. “The Norse trickster god, Loki is undoubtedly the most debated figure from Norse mythology to this day. Though he appears to be a scheming, mischievous deity who has no real loyalties, scholars still explore what his purpose might have been in the ancient stories” (The Enigmatic Loki, Riley Winters 2014). Loki, the trickster god, had always used his antics to fool with the other gods, but over the years many of the Norse gods became angry with Loki for all the mischief he would keep inflicting upon them and as such the gods began to hate Loki. As time went on Loki began to grow increasingly evil with his constant berating of his fellow deities. He became angry with all the gods due to their mutual hate of him. Finally, after eons of constant hatred Loki arranged a scheme to murder the one of most loved and notable persons in Norse mythology Balder, son of

Loki is known as the trickster god of Norse mythology and is even said to be one of the first anti-heroes. He is also probably one of the most well-known tricksters as well. In the Norse myths, he is often portrayed as being very mischievous and is always causing trouble for the gods. In fact, “he was so outrageously mischievous that he even sneaked his way into becoming a god” (Allen, and Saunders, par. 1). However, even though he almost always seems to be getting the gods into some kind of trouble, he also helps them at times in an attempt to get them out of their predicaments…even if those predicaments are his own fault to begin with.

There is a wicked side to Odin. He can be erratic and at times abuse his power by causing or initiating wars. This has surfaced with many rulers throughout history. If Odin were to be compared to a

Other examples of pagan ideas are seen throughout the epic when Grendel and his mother cast spells, as well as their use of magic and other supernatural powers. Beowulf was an important example of how people viewed and lived the Christian life and lived it daily. It provides an ample amount of pathos and ethos which helped clearly illuminate the difference in good and evil. The Beowulf poet separates evil in one case by using negative diction when describing Grendel’s actions. “Alone, bloodthirsty and horrible,” (49) are examples of the use of negative diction used to establish negative pathos and ethos against Grendel. The poet used a more positive diction when describing Beowulf on page 51, “That mighty protector of men.” The more positive diction established positive pathos and ethos towards the mighty Beowulf. Throughout the epic good was pinned fighting evil. No matter how bad the odds were against Beowulf he seemed to always prevail. Thoroughly, the epic Beowulf figuratively paints a picture of battles of good against evil.

In the early century of the Anglo-Saxon period, Beowulf is a precious ancient Poem that vividly illustrates scenes that the Christian God's religion influences the Germanic Society, and the Christian religion converts the Pagan's belief people into Christian belief. In the Poem, justice versus evil refers to light versus dark; the justice mind hero Beowulf always win battles with evil mind monsters because the Almighty God judges the justice stands with victor, and judges the hell is the destination of evil doings; the Almighty God blesses Beowulf with the holy power of the light; the Almighty God uses the holy powerful light to rule over the heaven, the earth, the hell, evil doings, and human being; the

Media, regardless of its outlet, will always exploit the primal fears of its audience. As such, the villain can always be boiled down to motives and what makes it an effective use of fear. The villains remembered by audiences, such as the classic archetype Grendel in Beowulf and the enigmatic Anton Chigurh in the Coen brother’s No Country for Old Men, remain timeless reminders of evil. Despite the differences in Grendel’s and Chigurh’s era and outcome, they continue to personify the fears audiences will never outgrow.

Like many tricksters the great Loki can take any form and is selfish, dangerous, and amoral but yet, he is a creator. Loki, in Norse mythology, a cunning trickster who had the ability to change his shape and sex. Although his father was the giant Fárbauti, he was included among the Aesire. Loki was represented as the companion of the great gods Odin and Thor, helping them with his clever plans but sometimes causing embarrassment and difficulty for them and himself. He also appeared as the enemy of the gods, entering their banquet uninvited and demanding their

Introduction Literary Critic Northup Frye once observed that in our primitive days our literary heroes were nearly gods, and as civilization advanced they came down the mountain of gods and became more human, more flawed, and less heroic. From the divine heroes like Hercules, down the mountain below the miraculous but mortal heroes such as Beowulf, the great leaders such as King Arthur and the great but flawed heroes like Macbeth or Othello. Below even the unlikely but eventual heroes such as Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker or Hiccup, until we reach the bottom and meet the anti-hero. Contrary to the sound, the antihero is not the villain, not the antagonist but, actually the main character in some contemporary works of literature.

Loki, the God of chaos, is known as the “doer of good and the doer of evil.” He, like Cartman, is always looking for a way to cause havoc. Whether they intended to or not, they never pass up the opportunity. In the chapter “Thor and Loki in the Giant’s City,” Loki is seen telling multiple tales about his adventures with Thor at the feast, and is sure to highlight the things that make Thor look bad. For instance, his strength was no match to the dwellers if Jötunheim, and when he had to dress as a bride to retrieve his hammer, Mjölnir.

Both Gandalf and Loki are gifted with magical abilities, and they rely their magic as well as their wit to solve their problems. In the myth “The Building of Asgard’s Wall”, the builder (or rock giant), offered to build a wall around Asgard and for his payment, he wanted Freyja’s hand in marriage, along with both the sun and the moon. Odin turned to Loki for a plan, and he suggested to give the builder six months rather than the eighteen months that he originally demanded. The builder agreed to the terms, with one condition—his steed is allowed to

Masked within every story, we uncover two components that together reveal all emotion, uncertainty, and themes that are bound together by words. This is the constant pull and fight for balance between good and evil. All stories contain a highly praised, moral being at the focal point, followed by a severely loathed enemy who desires destruction. In our minds we perform this storyline according to our lives, usually placing ourselves as the mighty hero, and all things unjust to us, placed as the enemy. These two simple characteristics combined, create a complex illustration of what is formed together within each person. What is it that brings the good to a hero and the evil to a villain?