We love heroes. We aspire to be like them. We adore what makes them great. And we want to be around them.
Yet, as much as we love heroes, we also have an adoration for anti-heroes too. You know, the lone wolves. The girls who diverge from conventional attitudes; the single-minded warriors. Anti-heroes have as much sway in our culture as the tried and true heroes.
But, why? What makes them attractive? If the anti-hero is not the standard of excellence, then why gravitate towards them?
In this episode, I take a deeper look at why we love both types of heroes. And even how the time of our life can be a big reason for it.
P.S. be sure to check out my Facebook live launch party with Dr. Robert Snyder and his book, Why Did Daddy Have to Leave? This book is a follow up to What Is A Veteran, Anyway? - a children's book detailing what veterans are and what those in the armed services do for the United States.
You can find Dr. Snyder at https://www.robertsnyderbooks.com/.
The Writer's Lens - E23: We All Wish We Could Be The Hero
The Writer's Lens - E22: Good And Evil In Story
The Writer's Lens - E21: Worldviews, Ideas, And The Psychology Of Creating Stories...Now, Did You Get All That?
The Writer's Lens - E20: "Be Unique"; "Be Yourself"...Wait, What Does That Even Mean?
The Writer's Lens - E19: I Want What You Have; I Want To Do It Better; and I Want You To Fail
The Writer's Lens - E18: Do You Have Deadlines? Or Creative 'Checkpoints'?
The Writer's Lens - E17: Should We Separate Art From The Artist?
The Writer's Lens - E16: Who Is Rooting For You?
The Writer's Lens - E15: Can Writing Be Considered a Spiritual Experience?
The Writer's Lens - E14: Creatives and Their Priorities
The Writer's Lens - E13: Dinosaurs... Wait, What?
The Writer's Lens - Review: Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown
The Writer's Lens - E12: How Story Affects Us - Part 2
The Writer's Lens - Review: Stranger Things, Season 2
The Writer's Lens - Interview 05: Brent McLaughlin, On the Importance of Journaling, Part 2
The Writer's Lens - Interview 05: Brent McLaughlin, On the Importance of Journaling, Part 1
The Writer's Lens - E11: Interview Decompression, aka Cool Things I've Learned
The Writer's Lens - Interview 04: Dr. Robert Snyder, "What is a Veteran, Anyway?"
The Writer's Lens - Interview 03: Daniel Luketic, entrepreneur
The Writer's Lens - E10: How Story Affects Us - Part 1
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