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Thread started 03/24/09 11:13pm

ToraToraDreams

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The Kid as a Anti hero/Byronic hero - Help for school

I have a presentation to do for my English class on a Byronic hero (which is pretty much just an Anti Hero) from any book/movie/story whatever. and chose The Kid from Purple Rain.
Some of the characteristics of a Byronic hero are

Characteristics

The Byronic hero typically exhibits the following characteristics:

* high level of intelligence and perception
* cunning and able to adapt
* sophisticated and educated
* self-critical and introspective
* mysterious, magnetic and charismatic
* struggling with integrity
* power of seduction and sexual attraction
* social and sexual dominance (While we're talking about sex, she mentioned that they tend to have wierd sexual issues.)
* emotional conflicts, bipolar tendencies, or moodiness
* a distaste for social institutions and norms
* being an exile, an outcast, or an outlaw
* "dark" attributes not normally associated with a hero
* disrespect of rank and privilege
* a troubled past
* cynicism
* arrogance
* self-destructive behavior

These aren't the eaxct criteria my teacher gave me, but she got MOST of them from Wikipedia (word for word, lol) That's what I'm gonna use.
So I need ya'll's help. hug

Can you help me find examples from the movie of the Kid exemplifying any of these characteristics?

I've already got some of them down, I mean, some are obvious, but any extra bits will help.
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Reply #1 posted 03/25/09 4:53pm

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