{"id":54,"date":"2018-02-07T17:11:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T17:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/agustinarcos\/?p=54"},"modified":"2018-02-07T17:11:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T17:11:29","slug":"paradise-lost-and-anti-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/agustinarcos\/2018\/02\/07\/paradise-lost-and-anti-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Paradise Lost and Anti Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lucifer is the protagonist of biblical epic Paradise Lost. In this story, the angel Lucifer rebels against God, whom he describes as a tyrannical, evil despot. He is cast out of heaven, and builds an army of fellow rebel angels who seek to overthrow God. Though they eventually fail, Lucifer\u2019s struggle and motive is a timeless moment in literary history. Much like the titan Prometheus, Lucifer disobeys higher power; In this situation, however, Lucifer does this out of a belief in his own inherent power, and argues that it is \u201cBetter to reign in hell, than to serve in heaven.\u201d This marks a shift away from the concept that God is all knowing and all powerful, and posits instead that Lucifer\u2019s character spawns a whole new tradition of heroes who do not follow the noble, holy path of moral virtue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.bloody-disgusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/paradise-lost.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for paradise lost\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This new anti hero is a very popular trope in modern pop culture; some notable examples are the characters from gangster movies. Take the film Goodfellas, for example. The protagonist, Henry Hill, is a smart, handsome man who is well-respected amongst his peers. However, he is heavily involved in the mob, and commits heinous crimes on a constant basis. While he may have some admirable qualities, such as his brotherhood with his fellow mobsters and his hard-working attitude, he also cheats on his wife and abuses his status to benefit himself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/movie\/movie_poster\/goodfellas-1990\/large_pDTuWp3jRcGbfWn0Ic6XZ0M0DwP.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for goodfellas\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another example of an anti-hero would be Trevor Phillips from the video game Grand Theft Auto 5. Trevor is essentially a psychopath, regularly engaging in brutal murders of often innocent people. In many ways, he is a reflection of the way many people play the video game; going on bloody rampages, running over civilians for the fun of it, killing cops, blowing up vehicles, and causing pointless mayhem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/YtnJXa7KlSI\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for trevor phillips gta\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucifer is the protagonist of biblical epic Paradise Lost. In this story, the angel Lucifer rebels against God, whom he describes as a tyrannical, evil despot. He is cast out of heaven, and builds an army of fellow rebel angels who seek to overthrow God. Though they eventually fail, Lucifer\u2019s struggle and motive is a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/agustinarcos\/2018\/02\/07\/paradise-lost-and-anti-heroes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Paradise Lost and Anti Heroes<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2144,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"qubely_global_settings":"","qubely_interactions":"","kk_blocks_editor_width":"","_kiokenblocks_attr":"","_kiokenblocks_dimensions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"gutentor_comment":0,"qubely_featured_image_url":null,"qubely_author":{"display_name":"agustinarcos","author_link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/agustinarcos\/author\/agustinarcos\/"},"qubely_comment":0,"qubely_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/agustinarcos\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","qubely_excerpt":"Lucifer is the protagonist of biblical epic Paradise Lost. 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