American Heroes Research Paper

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Since the advent of human communication and narrative, the idea of the hero has existed within the stories of humanity (Campbell, 2008). We cannot imagine a story without a hero. Hero or the lead characters are the ones to drive the story from beginning to the end. The myths of the hero have existed within the stories of humanity for as long as we can remember (Davie, 2011).
Every form of art tells story and so does films. Therefore film contains heroes, lively heroes which the audience can see in screen. In the last hundred years, film has become one of the dominant storytelling media of our culture and numerous films… about heroes and their inspirational actions have been made (Davie, 2011). This research tries to find out how the heroes are portrayed in
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Are the lead characters designed targeting the audience as lower-middle class hilly rural people and urban labors?
2. Is it true that there must be a violent, cruel and ugly looking villain to portray the personal heroism of so-called hero?
3. What are the continuing repeated characters of Nepali heroes?
4. Is the characterization of hero changing with the changing time?

Significance
People remember such hero figures for years in many steps of life. People make connection with the hero and the phenomenon of stardom begins from here. John Izod, 2003 writes:
The potent impact of moving pictures on the imagination is plain from audience response. A particularly striking feature film or television drama will be received with the most intense private and public reactions. And ever since they first became sources of popular entertainment, both large and small screens have been channels for deeply felt legends, myths and cults. The most exciting fictional characters catch the public’s attention and pass into popular discourse where they may remain familiar figures for years. Then too there is the enduring phenomenon of stardom and the hero-worship associated with it.