Topic 2: The Hero
Unit
Notes
The Heroic Character
in Literature, and Types of Literary Heroes:
The Tragic Hero
Archetypal Heroes
The Shakespearean Hero
The Modern Hero
The "Pop Culture Hero"
The Anti/Ironic Hero
How to Analyze Imaginative Literature for Heroic
Character, Patterns, and Symbols
Textual
”Three Dirges,” by Marshall Bennett Connelly
Written
Assignment
Complete Exercise 1: The Analysis of "Three
Dirges.'"
Internet
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