mercredi 13 septembre 2017

MYTHS AND HEROES

DEFINITION OF AN ANTI HERO







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USEFUL WORDS OF VOCABULARY WHEN  PRESENTING AN ANTI HERO


They would do anything to ACHIEVE/REACH THEIR GOAL.

They play by their own rules

They have a SPLIT PERSONALITY

They COMMIT EVIL DEEDS – They are EVIL-DOERS 

They are RUTHLESS =pitiless =merciless 
They are selfish , greedy...

They TAKE THE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS

They are ready to GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY

They are FLAWED (just like us) (flawed = imperfect) 

They use UNETHICAL/UNORTHODOX/QUESTIONABLE methods to REACH their goal 



BUT THEY HAVE...noble intentions

Redeeming qualities : – loving – caring – They do  do what it takes to protect their family, to keep their country safe – they are willing to sacrifice themselves to keep their family safe 
 

We can’t HELP CHEERING THEM ON = We can’t HELP ROOTING FOR THEM 
We can't help identifying with them



















TRADUIRE LES PHRASES SUIVANTES



Malgré tous ses défauts, nous le soutenons toujours. 

Despite all his flaws, we still root for him.  


Elle a de nombreuses qualités : elle est généreuse et attentionnée.
She has many qualities: she is generous and caring.

Il est déterminé à réussir à n’importe quel prix.

He is determined to succeed at any cost. 
Ce qui (what) rend ce phénomène fascinant est que tout le monde connaît un anti-héro de série télé.

What makes this phenomenon so fascinating is that everybody knows a TV anti hero
Ils sont de plus en plus populaires 
They are getting more and more popular.

Ils ne sont pas parfaits, c’est pour cela qu’on les aime. 
They are flawed, that's why we like them. 
Bien qu’ils trahissent leurs amis,  bien qu’ils se fassent justice eux même, nous les admirons.
Although they betray their friends, although they take the law into their own hands, we admire them.

Il ne regarde pas  de série à la télé et ne connait aucun de ces personnages. 
He doesn't watch TV series and doesn't know any of these characters 
Nous ne voulons pas qu’ils soient parfaits. (WANT+TO) 
We don't want them to be flawless.

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