An Exploration of the Anti-Hero From Past to Present in Two Cultures: American and Japanese

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dc.contributor.advisorNoll, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorBurnett, Hunter A.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMendez, Roque
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-23T21:31:57Z
dc.date.available2016-06-23T21:31:57Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.description.abstractWhen we consider the anti-hero, we must understand that this hero type is very dynamic, and always evolving. The anti-hero is different across cultures, and evolves as the zeitgeist of each culture progresses. Modernly, society has seen another uprising of the anti-hero. With new films and TV shows offering practical and identifiable stories of characters that are not considered all good or all bad. The foundation Carl Jung set for archetypes and symbolic meanings, followed by more contemporary research will be recognized and considered. This paper will explore the role of the anti-hero is two separate cultures, American and Japanese. This paper will cover six films, in which the anti-hero will be identified and discussed as a function of their respective culture, and place in society. Themes of motivation, agency and control, and identity and justice will be discussed as they pertain to the anti-hero.
dc.description.departmentHonors College
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent51 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationBurnett, H. A. (2016). An exploration of the anti-hero from past to present in two cultures: American and Japanese (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/6079
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectanti-hero
dc.subjectAmerican
dc.subjectJapanese
dc.subjectculture
dc.subjectpsychology
dc.subjectmotivation
dc.subjectjustice
dc.subjectHonors College
dc.titleAn Exploration of the Anti-Hero From Past to Present in Two Cultures: American and Japanese
thesis.degree.departmentHonors College
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglish
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
txstate.documenttypeHonors Thesis

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