Sidekicks are important in the heroes journey. This archetype is the protagonists best friends, he's always ready to devote his time and energy to whatever tasks is asked of him. And in return, he expects to be viewed lower, clumsy, and kidnapped repeatedly. But its all in a days work. There never seems to be a boundary of who your sidekick can be. It can range from a McDonalds worker to a high school teenager.
Batman would be a great example. With Robin being the sidekick and batman or Bruce Wayne being the master. They journey around Gotham, patrolling to make the streets safer for the civilians to walk. As both of them are expected to watch each others back, its usually the side kick who is being captured or kidnapped, as bait to lure the master in. Could the the way sidekicks mess up and stuff be a test or a challenge for the heroes journey? But there seems to be a confusion, is your sidekick your "friend or your enemy", as through out Lord of the Rings Frodos sidekick Golem uses him and lures him into traps just to get the ring. Does the idea of having a sidekick make us rethink who we can trust and who we can't? Does this bring up a moral to the real world making us reflect on who is our friend and who isn't? What do you guys think?
Batman would be a great example. With Robin being the sidekick and batman or Bruce Wayne being the master. They journey around Gotham, patrolling to make the streets safer for the civilians to walk. As both of them are expected to watch each others back, its usually the side kick who is being captured or kidnapped, as bait to lure the master in. Could the the way sidekicks mess up and stuff be a test or a challenge for the heroes journey? But there seems to be a confusion, is your sidekick your "friend or your enemy", as through out Lord of the Rings Frodos sidekick Golem uses him and lures him into traps just to get the ring. Does the idea of having a sidekick make us rethink who we can trust and who we can't? Does this bring up a moral to the real world making us reflect on who is our friend and who isn't? What do you guys think?
You should check out a recent episode of The Big Bang Theory where Raj and Howard are arguing about who should be "Ratman" and who will be his side kick, "Mouse Boy". Why are sidekicks often the bumbling fool?
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