heroes heroines villains, heels in literature and movies

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HEROES AND HEROINES OF THE MOVIES AND LITERATUREBased on the AFI 100 Heroes 100 Villains http://

www.afi.com/100years/handv.aspx

HEROES

a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.

Atticus FinchTo Kill a Mockingbird

"I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system—that is no ideal to me, it is a living, working reality. Gentlemen, a court is no better than each man of you sitting before me on this jury. A court is only as sound as its jury, and a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up. I am confident that you gentlemen will review without passion the evidence you have heard, come to a decision, and restore this defendant to his family. In the name of God, do your duty." (20.51-52)

Indiana Jones/ Harrison Ford

James Bond

Ian Fleming

Rick Blaine/ Humphrey Bogart/ Casablanca

Will Kane/ Gary Cooper/ High Noon

Clarice Starling

Rocky Balboa

Ellen Ripley

George Bailey

T.E. LawrenceLawrence of Arabia

Jefferson SmithMr. Smith Goes to

Washington

Tom Joad

Oskar Schindler

Hans Solo

Harry Callahan

Robin Hood

Mahatma Gandhi

Terry Malloy

Lou Gehrig

Jim Henson

Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein

George S. Patton

VILLAINS

(in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.

Hannibal Lechter

Norman Bates

Nurse Ratched

Mr. Potter (It’s a Wonderful Life)

Regan MacNeil (The

Exhorcist)

Michael Corleone

The Alien in Alien

Amon Goeth Schindler’s List

Annie Wilkes Misery

Eve Harrington All About Eve

Gordon Gekko Wall Street

Jack Torrance the Shining