# An antihero of one's own

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Tim Adams
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_adams_an_antihero_of_one_s_own)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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. \[Directed by Tahnee Gehm, narrated by Zach Tolchinsky\].

## Lectures

1. [An antihero of one's own](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/tim_adams_an_antihero_of_one_s_own/07da60b5f3b5), 4 min (TED's player)