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An antihero of one’s own - Tim Adams

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How can an antihero teach us about the heroic--and sometimes, the unheroic--characteristics that shape a story’s protagonist? From jealousy to self-doubt, Tim Adams challenges us to consider how antiheroes reflect the very mortal weaknesses that can be found within all of us.

Our ancestors calmed our fears of powerlessness by giving us heroes to defeat the monsters that lived outside of ourselves. What does Adams say is the contemporary storytellers' message?

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  • Animator Tahnee Gehm
  • Educator Tim Adams
  • Producer Will Martinez
  • Artist Zach Tolchinsky
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