social stereotypes.

In the context of Robin Hood, 12th century women were submissive housemaids who scarcely involved themselves in combat and conflict. This stereotype is countered by a woman who leads men into combat, torch in hand, with an authoritative and permeating voice. In Hot Fuzz, the stereotyped of a policeman is countered when he hands a group of youth paint spray cans to commit crimes of vandalism, whereas policemen typically enforce laws. However, this particular policeman is taking advantage of petty crime to solve greater crimes. In Game of Thrones, Yara Greyjoy is belittled by her brother, who claims that she can't lead an army because she's a woman. However, it is revealed that she is a greater soldier and leader than her brother is. She is given 60 ships to command, whereas her brother, Theon, is given one ship, embarrassed and frustrated that a woman is given more power than him, a male. In another example for Game of Thrones, Brienne of Tarth defeats a male knight in combat, and when takes off her helm,  the crowd is shocked to see that she is a woman as well as a marvel in combat. In the land of Game of Thrones, women are looked down upon and given lesser roles than men, but Brienne of Tarth breaks this convention. She is often criticised for being androgynous and unladylike, for example when she bows and a noble woman criticises her for not curtseying.

'Spiderman' extract analysis.

Identify two ways in which the narrative in the extract fit the AA genre?

Grammatically, that's not really a question, but Spiderman is full of action and adventure tropes that many films today still follow, including the most recent Spiderman films of a more questionable quality. Firstly, an underdog, Middle-American, underachieving white boy gaining a mystical MacGuffin to do good and elevate their social status with the ladies is too typical for the action/adventure genre if anything. Spiderman is a really old comic, and if Spiderman didn't take too many tropes from existing superhero films, every other superhero film took tropes from it since. 

The hero is noble and respectful of others when pursuing his mission, unlike the most recent Superman movie where he destroys half of New York to kill one guy. Right at the beginning of the extract, his beloved uncle is shot and killed, creating pathos and earning Peter Parker a heroic right to do whatever he sees just. Being an underdog, he's still learning his new powers newly employed as an arachnid, as opposed to Superman who was more or less an impenetrable badass from the off-set, because there's no development there. It’s a character arc with Peter Parker: the character has to change and adapt rather than start out as a big meathead in skimpy clothing and end as the exact same meathead in skimpy clothing; an arc that many writers consistently miss. This character arc is typical of the superhero genre and by extension the AA genre.