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Defining Heroes and Villians in Literature, Pop Culture, and Current Events
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The terms hero and villain have no finite definition as there is not one single attribute that a person has that can immediately cast them into one category or the other. A hero could be brave, beautiful, intelligent, strong, moralistic, a martyr, fearless in battle, a fighter for a cause or a combination of all of these and a villain could be evil, cheeky, rude, vulgar, immoral, violent or possess a mixture of these characteristics. It is also important to note that the line between hero and villain can be blurred, due to either cultural perspectives or a series of events - some villainous and others...
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