HEROES &

VILLAINS .

How do we often identify

heroes and villains?

How do we know which one is the hero?

EVIL VILLAIN…

BUT HOW DO WE KNOW

THIS?

GOOD HERO… BUT HOW DO WE KNOW THIS?

We can easily identify these characters as heroes and villains based on existing..

STEREOTYPES

- What is a stereotype?

- A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

(Making a judgment of what

someone or something is like based on generalised views and assumptions/inferences created

by society)

What DOES IT MEAN TO CHALLENGE OR

SUPPORT A STEREOTYPE?

Identify whether the following images of heroes and villains CHALLENGE or SUPPORT the traditional stereotypes of what a hero and villain looks like

QUESTIONS: 1. Explain why these images support or challenge the stereotypical ideas and Images of HEROES and VILLAINS 2. How are beautiful women in these ‘hero and villain’ stories usually portrayed? 3. How has the director of ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ Represented the evil queen in the modern film? (see the image of the character in the above slide) 4. How does this image CHALLENGE the stereotype of what a villain should look like?