SCAN 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Hubris, Mental Model, Prose Edda
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Movie-maker and authors articulate particular images of what they considered herotic. Based on what audience perceive as herotic. Thor in marvel represented a different type of hero. Which features qualify thor as a hero in the eddas. Men who cheat were considered as herotic back then. The one where loki tricks the boy to eat the bone of his goats. That"s why thor is considered as a hero and is worshipped. Which features qualify thor as a hero in the marvel. Different personality vs the ones in the eddas. Believe that there"s a good side in loki. Character development from self-center one to an actual hero. Learns that his people"s safety is more important than honour and should be fought for. Not anymore raiding society, on the whole a society without enemy. Gods were worshipped locally and stayed where they were. When gods didn"t live among us, gods travelled better. People see gods as quiet distance and not abstract enough.