Essays about: "female hero"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words female hero.

1. 6. Weakened Women Make the Hero : A Feminist Reading of the protagonist in Slumdog Millionaire

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Åsa Lindskog; [2018]
   Keywords : Vikas Swarup; Slumdog Millionaire; Feminist Criticism; Literature;

   Abstract : This essay explores and problematizes the relationship between the protagonist Ram and the female characters of Vikas Swarup’s novel Slumdog Millionaire. In order to analyse Ram in relation to women, feminist theory is used together with discussions of patriarchy, India and Bollywood. READ MORE

3. 7. Robert Langdon's Hero's Journey : Reading the Novels of Dan Brown with the perspective of the Monomyth

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Emma Klevskog; [2017]
   Keywords : Robert Langdon; Hero s Journey; Female Helpers; Dan Brown; Joseph Campbell; The Monomyth; The Da Vinci Code; Inferno; Angels and Demons; The Lost Symbol.;

   Abstract : This essay investigates the characteristics of Robert Langdon and his female helpers in Dan Brown’s novels Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost symbol and Inferno.  In each of these novels, the quests are always solved by a male-female team. READ MORE

4. 8. THE DECONSTRUCTED HERO A Studyof Heroism in Suzanne Collins´ NovelTrilogyThe Hunger Games

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Ellen Julie Opdahl; [2015-10-20]
   Keywords : Hunger Games; heroism; quest; Katniss;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to study how contemporary literature challenges the traditional role of the hero, by exploring the character functions of Peeta, Katniss and Galein The Hunger Games trilogy. Their functionspresent a variety of perspectives on heroism, both in terms of traditional ideas of heroismand female heroes, but also suggestthat main characters can function heroically, and change between different functions, in turn affecting the reader’s mind-set regarding the protagonist. READ MORE

5. 9. What makes a hero : An investigation of players’ personality and their choice of hero class in a MOBA

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Camilla Isaksson; Dennis Bagstevold; [2015]
   Keywords : Game; MOBA; personalities; player; preferences; MOBA; spel; spelare; personligheter; preferenser;

   Abstract : This study investigates how a player’s personality type might affect a player’s choice of playable character class and, by extension, their playstyle in a MOBA game. 6014 participants completed a survey consisting of questions regarding most played character and their preferred character to play. READ MORE

6. 10. The Changing Nature of Female Portrayal : An Analysis of Gender Roles in Fairy Tales

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Olof Wilén Rönquist; [2015]
   Keywords : Sleeping Beauty; fairy tale; gender; feminism; Törnrosa;

   Abstract : This essay examines gender normative and patriarchal elements of the popular fairy            tale Sleeping Beauty in order to expose how patriarchal ideals are upheld. The reason for this is that children may internalize the values taught in these stories, which may lead to them perpetuating patriarchal ideals and gender normative behavior. READ MORE