Tuesday, April 10th

• Discussion and Notes: I'll introduce the concept of a hero and you'll generate a class list of characteristics of a hero. Then we'll look at some specific sub-types of heroes, including the code hero, tragic hero, comic hero, and archetypal savior figure (who is often also a tragic hero). 
• Viewing and Notes: Then we'll view and discuss several episodes from the hit series Firefly, focusing on the character of Mal (<L. "bad"), Captain Malcolm Reynolds, as an atypical hero.