Truly, Madly, Deadly : The Unofficial True Blood Companion - Becca Wilcott
(Book written about show, that was based on the Sookie Stackhouse book series)
Sookie Stackhouse is the full hero of my series. Her archetype is the hero, because she risks her life several times for every species in human-ish form. Some examples from the books are: 1st book, she risked her life for Bill Compton, an almost complete stranger, and a vampire, while he was being drained (people drink vamp blood because it can heal and revitalize, drainers make fortunes off blood), she risks her life for Eric in book 5, she risks her life for hundreds of humans and vamps in a hotel bombing, she risks her life at a Were meeting, she risks her life for witches, were-shifters, and humans SO many times.
A quote from the show, and from Truly, Madly, Deadly, is
"Hey you just shut your nasty, mister! You might be a vampire, but when you talk to me, you will talk to me like the lady that I am!"
- Wilcott, Becca Truly, Madly, Deadly, page 38 Toronto: ECW Press, 2010. Print.
Right after saving Bill, he made a crude remark, and even when standing up to the supernatural, she still stood up for her beliefs and the female rights. She stood up for being respected.
Sookie is a hero because she has self-sacrifice, somewhat reluctance, and a lot more. She tands up for what she believes in, and uses her 'gift' (telepathy) to help others and doesn't abuse her power. In fact, she doesn't like it at all. She sees her telepathy as a curse, whereas Spider-Man doesn't see his 'Spidey Powers' as anything but awesome.
DC is WAY better than Marvel. - it just is.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
BLOG NUMBER SIX
Archetypal Hero Traits
Dead in the Family - Sookie Stackhouse series
Charlaine Harris
Eric Northman is the shapeshifter. He changes character often. His personality changes as the story progresses, when we first are introduced to him in the first 2 books, he seems like a mean, grouchy, selfish vampire. Then a more smooth, and seductive, charming, selfish, vampire, in the first 4 books. But then later, when his memory is erased by a bunch of annoying witches, you see the real side of him. When Eric has nothing but his instincts and human feelings, ( centuries will make you feel less human), he is a sweet, scared and loving vampire. But eventually his memory returns (and he has a load of memories with Sookie, the heroine), he reverts to his old self. But his feelings begin going more human as the series go on, leading us to book 10.
In the thus far final book, Eric has a facade of his old self to all the other vampires, and most humans, but he is a sweet, loving, caring and all around great guy to his girlfriend (technically married to) Sookie. In the last book, he is devoted and loyal to her, and tries his hardest to save her, and protect her from the strange vampire politics in the world where everyone knows vampires exist and live off of bottle of synthetic blood.
(I no longer have a copy of this novel in my possession, so I can summarize a scene)
Eric came to visit Sookie. They were talking in her room when Eric's maker, and his maker's other vampire *son* appeared. (A maker is the older vampire that creates another vampire, and is kind of like their father/mother) Eric automatically tried to shield and protect Sookie from his creepy maker, and tried to keep her safe. If his maker had shown up one year before, Eric would have been more concerned for himself, and this shows how much he had grown. His maker had (he is now permanently deceased) the power to kill Eric in a milli-second, and Sookie being human, before she would even notice he moved. Eric went from the selfish, beautiful vampire, to the caring, selfless vampire, who would die for his love. -originally written by Charlaine Harris, Dead in the Family.
Dead in the Family - Sookie Stackhouse series
Charlaine Harris
Eric Northman is the shapeshifter. He changes character often. His personality changes as the story progresses, when we first are introduced to him in the first 2 books, he seems like a mean, grouchy, selfish vampire. Then a more smooth, and seductive, charming, selfish, vampire, in the first 4 books. But then later, when his memory is erased by a bunch of annoying witches, you see the real side of him. When Eric has nothing but his instincts and human feelings, ( centuries will make you feel less human), he is a sweet, scared and loving vampire. But eventually his memory returns (and he has a load of memories with Sookie, the heroine), he reverts to his old self. But his feelings begin going more human as the series go on, leading us to book 10.
In the thus far final book, Eric has a facade of his old self to all the other vampires, and most humans, but he is a sweet, loving, caring and all around great guy to his girlfriend (technically married to) Sookie. In the last book, he is devoted and loyal to her, and tries his hardest to save her, and protect her from the strange vampire politics in the world where everyone knows vampires exist and live off of bottle of synthetic blood.
(I no longer have a copy of this novel in my possession, so I can summarize a scene)
Eric came to visit Sookie. They were talking in her room when Eric's maker, and his maker's other vampire *son* appeared. (A maker is the older vampire that creates another vampire, and is kind of like their father/mother) Eric automatically tried to shield and protect Sookie from his creepy maker, and tried to keep her safe. If his maker had shown up one year before, Eric would have been more concerned for himself, and this shows how much he had grown. His maker had (he is now permanently deceased) the power to kill Eric in a milli-second, and Sookie being human, before she would even notice he moved. Eric went from the selfish, beautiful vampire, to the caring, selfless vampire, who would die for his love. -originally written by Charlaine Harris, Dead in the Family.
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