Narrative and genre- idea development

Today we had a lecture that was about 'The Hero.'
Simon was explaining to us how there are different types of hero. The general idea of a hero is thought of as a character in a dramatic work, someone of exceptional courage. But not all heroes are super-heroes, they can be 'ordinary heroes.'
Heroes and heroines play a very important role in engaging their audience in a programme.
Today we learnt about several different types of hero. They are the following:

Traditional Hero-
This is what the British like their hero to be like. Usually a man who is firmly of the establishment, retaining a inward strength, who never complains or seeks reward. Examples of this are Superman, Wonderwoman and Spiderman.

Stiff Upper Lip Hero-
The hero who never lets anything get to them, or complains about circumstances that they have been put in. Not running away from anything that is put in front of him/her. An example of this type of hero is Hugh Grants character Charles in Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Working Class Hero-
It wasn't until the 20th century that a working class hero was plausible on screen. Until this time leading working class characters were either seen as comic or sinister, or even that they were not even of working class standard and instead were higher up on the social scale. During the late 50's and early 60's there was a 'new wave' of British television dramas, which all started to portray working class heroes, and even more importantly these characters were being portrayed by working class actors. An example of a working class hero is Del Boy from only Fools and Horses.

The Outsider Hero-
This type of hero does not wish to be heroic in the classical sense of the word. They are almost forced into the role of the hero in the programme/film. For example Spiderman, who is clearly a hero, but is forced to be, he would prefer not to be.

The Loser Hero-
This hero succeeds but only thorough having failed first. Could be described as a heroic loser. It could be said that the Loser hero is failing on behalf of the audience. A good example of this type of hero is Bridget Jones.

The Anti Hero-
Still aiming to be heroic, but in order to get to the end heroic result they do everything contray to the archetypal hero. Could be said to be a 'bad hero.' For example Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver, who saves the girl but in the process murders etc.

The Reality Hero-
Entertainment and reality based programmes involve this type of hero. the 'hero' is a 'real' person, which makes the audience feel like they can relate to them more. It could be YOU. Example of this hero is Cheryl Cole.

Villain to Hero-
This hero ends up realising the error of their was and becoming the hero of the story. For example The Terminator.

There is one type of hero that i will be focusing on for my essay about the documentary One Born Every Minute. This is the Stiff Upper Lip Hero. I will be focusing on this hero because I believe that the midwives who are in this programme can be seen as this type of hero. I think this because they have to get through all situations during a woman's labour without cracking under the pressure of showing that the pressure is getting to them in anyway. This is because they cannot show the parents that there is anything to stress about. I will look into this more so that I can have more information about it in my essay.