“The traditional American husband and father had the responsibilities-and the privileges-of playing the role of primary provider. Sharing that role is not easy. To yield exclusive access to the role is to surrender some of the potential for fulfilling the hero fantasy-a fantasy that appeals to us all. The loss is far from trivial.” FatherEasyLossResponsibilityRolesFantasyHeroHusbandPrivilegeAccessSurrenderTraditionalPrimariesAppealsYieldFulfillingExclusiveProvidersHusband And Father Author:Faye J Crosby
“We all recall the cruel stepmother in fairy tales. That archetype is often a necessary element in a fairy tale so that the heroine/hero can become a person of character and power. Stories of heroes and heroines often begin with a wound or loss or injustice and end with heroic acts of restoration.” PersonsEndsCharacterStoriesLossHeroElementsInjusticeWoundsTalesFairyHeroicFairy TaleRecallsRestorationHeroinesArchetypeStepmothersHeroes And HeroinesHeroic Acts Book:The Power of Coincidence: How Life Shows Us What We Need to Know Source: The Power of Coincidence: How Life Shows Us What We Need to Know
“We are all the heroes and heroines of our own lives. Our love stories are amazingly romantic; our losses and betrayals and disappointments are gigantic in our own minds.” MindStoriesLossHeroDisappointmentBetrayalLove StoryOur LoveHeroinesHeroes And Heroines Author:Maeve Binchy
“What is the most profitable? Fellowship with the good. What is the worst thing in the world? The society of evil men. What is the greatest loss? Failure in one?s duty. Where is the greatest peace? In truth and righteousness. Who is the hero? The man who subdues his senses. Who is the best beloved? The faithful wife. What is wealth? Knowledge. What is the most perfect happiness? Staying at home.” MenWorldHomeHappinessEvilPeaceWealthLossPerfectWifeWorstHe ManDutyHeroSensesFaithfulBelovedStayingRighteousnessWorst ThingsFellowshipProfitableEvil ManPerfect HappinessFaithful Wife Author:Bhartrhari
“Whoever wrote Shakespeare is a working class hero be he an aristocrat or a peasant. Shakespeare is a great leveler. We're presented with kings, queens, emperors and giants who feel the same things as everyone else: jealousy, love, anger, bitterness, grief, loss.” FeelsLossGriefClassKingsHeroQueensGiantsBitternessWorking ClassPeasantsEmperorGrief LossLove JealousyAnger LoveWorking Class Hero Author:Rhys Ifans
“I think part of a hero construct is overcoming loss, or being abandoned, or having to make your own way in the world.” ThinkingWorldWayLossHeroOvercomingAbandonedConstructs Author:Susan Orlean
“I think it's doubly important, now that we see so many people failing. When the norm is an anti-hero, there's a serious loss when you cannot portray a decent person on screen without it becoming slightly sentimental or feeling like it's unrealistic.” PeopleThinkingPersonsImportantFeelingsLossFailingSeriousBecomingHeroScreensDecentSentimentalNormAnti Hero Author:Brendan Gleeson
“As we reflect back upon the tragic loss of Challenger and her brave crew of heroes who were aboard that fateful day, I am reminded that they truly represented the best of us, as they climbed aloft on a plume of propellant gasses, reaching for the stars, to inspire us who were Earthbound.” StarsLossInspireHeroBraveReachingTragicCrewReaching For The StarsTragic Loss Author:Buzz Aldrin
“We're nothing if we're not loved. When you meet somebody who is more important to you than yourself, that has to be the most important thing in life, really. And I think we are all striving for it in different ways. I also believe very, very strongly that everybody is the hero/heroine of his/her own life. I try to make my characters kind of ordinary, somebody that anybody could be. Because we've all had loves, perhaps love and loss, people can relate to my characters” PeopleIfsThinkingWayTryingBelieveKindImportantDifferentCharacterLossHeroOrdinaryImportant ThingsStriveRelateDifferent WaysThings In LifeHeroinesLove And LossMost Important Things In LifePerhaps Love Author:Maeve Binchy