Rule #21:”Marked for Greatness”
October 27, 2016 How To Read Lit 1 comment jchilds17
Important rule of the chapter
- Even the greatest of characters have a flaw in which they have to overcome.
- Hero’s who are great have to be physically different
- Affected by violence
- Beacon of Light/innocence
Examples from Literature:
Richard III, Frankenstein, Oedipus, Harry Potter, Milkman Dead, Dr. Faust
Illustration:
In the recent contemporary Sherlock series, Dr.Watson has a limp which he has been cursed with since his recent tours of duty to Iraq. This seems to be caused by a psychological reaction more then a physical one making hard for his doctors to help him. He tried to overcome this by attending therapy session, but they seem to cause him more anger. Then he meets Mr. Sherlock Holmes who helps him overcome this limp by reviving the decaying Watson with an exciting life of crime fighting. This follows the rule because this is a great challenge in which he has to overcome to capture criminals.
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I liked how you kept your rule short and to the point but how it was also informative.
Example: The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Quasimodo has a hunchback that everyone ridicules and bullies him for. Esmeralda helps him when he’s being humiliated by a crowd at the Festival of Fools. Then Esmeralda is convicted of witchcraft by Frollo and Quasimodo helps her escape. By the end of the movie the people accept him and thinks he’s a hero for saving them from the evil Judge Claude Frollo.