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    Is Deadpool an Anti Hero?

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    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

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    Who is Beowulf? Is he a brave hero or an anti- hero? In a 2005 film of “Beowulf”, he is considered a brave hero from Geatland. However in the 2007 animated film, he was almost created into an anti- hero. So, is he considered a brae hero or an anti- hero. Beowulf is a strong, brave, and prideful man from Geatland. Everyone from the land of the Danes looked up to him to protect them from a troll they call Grendel. Grendel is a troll who grew up on his own. The king Rothgarth, from the Danes, killed

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    Amanda Schnur ENG3U1 Ms. Kidd y-03-18 A Female Anti-Hero In the movie “Divergent” directed by Neil Burger, the central character Beatrice, shows many different characteristics of being an anti-hero. Beatrice Prior otherwise known as Tris is the main protagonist character and the narrator of the film. She is a strong willed 16 year old who lives in a society divided into groups called factions, based on individual human virtues. With her coming of age, she must now choose one of the factions to

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    The role of the hero that I have to come to understand is that they are to represent the best qualities in our society like courage, intelligence, athleticism, and loyalty. They are the best of the best; the person everyone knows will succeed. Because of this the authors usually makes the hero's orphans, this motivates the hero to fix the great evil in the world that wounded them. Some great examples of heroes who have gone through this particular journey are Superman and Batman. Heroes can also

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    Traditionally, a hero is the main character of a story and has noble qualities. In Homer’s Odyssey, the central character is the great Odysseus; however, Odysseus’s nobility is questionable on multiple accounts during the Odyssey. Odysseus almost fits the role of a character who is a strong leader, charismatic, and selfless, but under the microscope, he does not live up to hero status. Homer acknowledges Odysseus’s wit and wisdom through the accounts of other characters, but upon “meeting” him, he

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    Robert Ross the Anti-Hero

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    Findley place in Robert’s life is what molds him into the type of character he becomes. Timothy Findley manipulates what a hero is supposed to be, by making Robert Ross a distorted kind of hero. Robert Ross exemplifies anti-heroism throughout the text because of his need to be a savior but inability to do so, his morals and his connection with animals. Robert Ross becomes the anti-hero because of his need of to save others but inability to do so; Robert, himself, is not aware of the fact that all he wants

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    Beowulf Anti Hero Essay

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    The Anti-Hero Senior Student Jerome High School Author's Note Senior Student, Senior at Jerome High school This paper is a requirement for English 12a and the Graduation Project Correspondence should be sent to @joel.lowder@jeromeschools.org Abstract This paper is about how Beowulf a mighty pagan warrior is not a hero. First of all he fights for money, that is one of the biggest things. Beowulf is also very lucky he relies on his a luck a lot of the time, a hero does not rely on

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    Deadpool Anti Hero Essay

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    Woman, Batman, are what considered people to look up to for inspiration. One type of characters not represented in the media are anti-hero. Anti-hero are those who walk the line good and evil or ones who don’t have any kind of moral compass. Anti-heros are a wildcard within movies, comics, and manga. When done wrong, they come off as unlikable. When done right, anti-heros are entertaining . One specific character has caught the fans' hearts with his debut in early 1990’s. A cutthroat, raunchy, psychotic

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    Billy Pilgrim Anti Hero

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    Seen throughout war novels, an anti-hero is a character that manifests characteristics that usually appear foolish, making the character an easy target of abuse and a child-like status. In the fictional novel, Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, the protagonist, Billy Pilgrim is a classic anti-hero character. He lacks both valor and dignity, making it easy for his fellow soldiers to make fun of him and treat him like a child. In addition, Billy possesses a physical appearance that is foolish

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    Archetype Of Anti Hero

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    Is an anti-hero really a bad guy or is the hero or heroine really a good guy but doing good deeds his or her way? Anti-heroes sometimes do good deeds because they are heroes right? Some of them are true heroes while others have a more destructive or violent ways to get the job done, no matter what kind of damage they have done to the community which makes them more of a villain. They are mostly heroes with a more violent way to get things done, but some of them are more villainous then the other

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