The Best And Worst Parts Of Society

Have you ever seen or met someone with a physical handicap disability? Do you know what it’s like for a person who has a physical form of disability? You may or may not. Randolph Bourne, in “The Handicapped” will be the first to tell you that it is quite the challenge. He has a form of disability that makes him look very different compared to other people. His face is deformed, he is oddly short, he’s forced to walk funny, and is laughed at for being handicapped. Randolph Bourne physical handicaps have been a hindrance on his life because he must work harder to overcome adversity, he is faced with discriminatory behavior from other people, and he had a rough childhood due to his handicaps.

Heroes have been around since the beginning of time, whether they are good or evil. A hero that comes to mind that are both of those things is the one and only, Deadpool. Deadpool is considered an anti-hero to many because his actions are bad, but they help society become safer. Basically, his job is to kill people that may cause a burden to society and bring them down. By killing these people, it makes society feel safe knowing they will not be bothered by bad individuals. Deadpool is on the anti-hero journey, meaning he "ventures forth from the world... and comes back from his mysterious power to" give favors to the people in need (Indick). Deadpool has two very specific archetypes; the trickster and the fool. These archetypes form who the individual is as a person and gives him character. The decisions made by this anti-hero affect his archetypes by being extremely taunting and self-centered.

There is no doubt that the popularity of the anti-hero as we know it has increased in recent times. With unlikely, yet popular moral gray protagonists like Jack Bauer, Dexter, and Gregory House leading some of the most popular TV shows and characters like James Bond, Lisbeth Salander, Tyler Durden (from Fight Club), and Jack Sparrow being some of the most memorable in movies, it is not surprising that there has been an increased interest to understand what causes this characters to be so popular (Peter Jonason in et al., 193). What is it that makes them as likeable, if not more, than a normal hero? How come we relate to characters that perform actions that, if done in real life, would cause us to see them in a whole different light?

Superman, Wonder Woman, Spiderman—what do all these characters have in common? They are all products of the human aspiration to be saved. The word hero is passed around too much these days. A hero is not a football player that scores the game-winning touchdown or the goaltender who saves his team from a loss. A hero is usually an ordinary person that did extraordinary things. A true hero is really never a hero at all; at least not in their own mind. However, there are various cases today in which we see the exact opposites of these characters, the anti-heroes. The anti-hero is one who cannot be classified as a hero, for that said character lacks natural heroic qualities. However, the anti-hero cannot be described as a villain either.

There aren’t many shows or movies that revolve around or even include characters and actors that suffer from disabilities. In most situations when someone is casted to play a character that suffers from an illness, medical condition, or disability, a person who actually doesn’t struggle with any of those conditions is casted, which doesn’t really show any true representation for people with certain conditions. Even when a show or movie includes a character with a disability, the disability isn’t life-threatening. When a show or movie includes a character with a disability, a person who doesn’t actually live with the disability is casted. The television show Glee has gotten a lot of negative attention for casting a non-disabled actor to play a character who suffers from paraplegia, which is also known as leg paralysis. Hollywood has barely made any progress towards hiring actors with disabilities. When a show does include a disabled person, it often is full of negative stereotypes, which just shows that the writers did little to none research on living with a

The comic books included in the “Civil War” series embody many aspects of the political system in the United States. How much control is too much? Should the citizens of the United States be fighting for their civil liberties? Whether it be parallels drawn to The Patriot Act or 9/11, “Civil War” encompasses real life ideologies and events which deal with the politics of the United States. There is an ideology in the comics that is significant; the idea of imperialistic government, and patriotism and freedom.

People with physical limitations and diseases are judged based on the way they look. Just because someone looks different does not mean they are different. Everyone is equal. Just because someone is crippled does not mean they cannot do anything: “ People – crippled or not – wince at the word ‘cripple,’ as they do not at ‘handicapped’ or ‘disabled’” (Mairs 525). People flinch when they hear the word cripple. People with physical limitations can do normal things just like normal people can

“To create a lovable villain you need to make them characters to whom people relate.” (Skinner, R.)

Heroes, Villains and Antiheroes In Heroes and Villains by Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon, they argue that there are more to heroes and villains then what they appear to be while in comparison to No Sympathy for the Devil by Heather Havrilesky says, that we tend to cheer for the flaws of the anti-hero because we can justify their wrong doings for the greater good. As it is in the stories, all families have a hero, villain, and anti-hero. In real-life, heroes and villains are human beings. It is not immediately apparent who the hero is and who is the villain. As the famous expression states, “you cannot judge a book by its cover,” meaning that just because someone may appear to be one way doesn’t mean that is who they are.

The role of the anti-hero is to represent what society despises like cruelty, cowardice, self-interest, and dishonesty. The anti-hero is the opposite

Tvtropes.org’s article over the Anti-Hero discusses the definition of a anti-hero, characteristics, and variations. Unlike the traditional hero such as Superman, an anti-hero lacks the traditional qualities of a hero. While heroes are showcased as all good in morals, values, and have little flaws, the anti-hero signature is weighed by their flaws. Some anti-heroes are normally ‘good guys’ however they are not doing this to be a hero, but often doing things for their own gain, revenge, control, or to clear up a dark past. Other anti-heroes are morally troubled or are willing to do anything to achieve their goals. Anti-heroes have grown since their counterparts of their past and have now taken center stage in our modern entertainment and are

Having a family. Owning a home and car. Working an average job to support the family. This reflect the ideas of the stereotypical American dream. This perfect dream everyone craves to achieve. The power many people have to acquire a gift as precious as perfection has shown the flaws in which man possesses. The determination of theses people glorifies the selfishness in which man resorts to. The pedestal that holds perfection as the golden trophy, while although unobtainable, is uttered in a way that causes society to turn on itself for its own triumph. Selfish acts taken to achieve this pristine image have shown the effort in which mankind uses to reach their objective. Society is determined attain perfection, but is to blindsided and

Heroes considered to be people who wear a tight cape and go to save the world. And is a villain considered to be a person who plots evil schemes against the hero. Heroes and villains are tended to be seen through the different perspectives of people’s eyes, but not all of the heroes or villains are recognized for their actions. At many times there tend to be many different people throughout the world who could be able to be there at the right time and the right place to make good decisions for others. On the other hand, there are some type of people that just could make wrong decisions and make places become a complete nightmare for others. Joseph Campbell views womens as a figure of happiness of creating families and

What constitutes a hero, and likewise, what characteristics describe a villain? Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons explore these constructs in their graphic novel, Watchmen, where a dystopian, red-scare America faces potential Armageddon due to an impending nuclear war. The work introduces two potential paladins, depending on one’s moral values, Rorschach and Ozymandias, placing the motifs of categorical imperativism and utilitarianism at odds with one another. Rorschach, a “categorical imperativist,” holds an unconditional moral obligation to what he deems just, even when confronting his own mortality. On the other hand, Ozymandias, a “utilitarian,” believes in actions that benefit the majority, though in this work this ideology signifies sacrificing

It doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside, it’s what’s on the inside that counts, but our society today lacks to understand that. In today’s time different is not accepted, people that are different are discriminated, looked down upon and usually picked on. People with disabilities are seen as different creatures by most people, the disabled don’t choose to be the way they are, but still our society alienates them. There are different types of disabilities, some type of disabilities are; mental disability, physical disability, learning disability and socializing disability. These disabilities are seen as weakness in our society that hence contribute to the stereotype that leads to the discrimination against the disabled.