Discuss and answer the following questions. Be sure to take notes so that you will have information to share with your jigsaw group.

1. List the films that you have watched and, in each film, the name of the hero and the villain.
   
   
2. What qualities does the hero possess that the audience would relate to?
   
   
3. In each film, what was the objective of the hero's quest?
   
   
4. Was there an older person who at some point acted as the hero's guide? Who was this person, and how did he or she intervene?
   
   
5. Describe the character who figured as the romantic interest.
   
   
6. Does the hero "love and leave" him/her, or does the hero remain with him/her?
   
   
7. How does the outcome of the romance influence your opinion of the hero?
   
   
8. What kinds of obstacles does the hero overcome on his journey?
   
   
9. In what ways might these obstacles reflect the fears of the audience?
   
   
10. If this film were silent, what symbols or images would identify it as belonging to a specific genre?