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    Anti-Hero and Postmodernism

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    210 THE RETURN OF THE ANTI-HERO English Literature from the 1950s onwards A very definite new trend in English Literature‚ in novels and especially in plays ‚ began to emerge from the 1950s onwards. This was the return of the “anti-hero”‚ and was to become the dominant feature of writing through the 1950s to the 1970s. In order to examine exactly what an “Anti-Hero” is‚ it is necessary to look back on what had gone before. The Hero in World Literature The literature of all countries at all

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    America's Anti-Hero

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    In Stephen Garrett’s article‚ Why We Love TV’s Anti-Heroes‚ he shows how the heros of today are different from those of the past because they have changed with the world. The focus has shifted from the flat out hero‚ to a hero that has everyday issues like everyone else‚ making the character easier to identify with. Our culture today is enthralled with the anti-hero because the character is realistic to people in our society now‚ rather than someone who is held up on a pedestal for being perfect

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    Frankenstein Anti Hero

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    1. Describe what an anti-hero is in contrast to a traditional literary hero‚ and give 1 example from a text we have read. An anti-hero is a central character in a literary work such as a narrative who lacks the traditional heroic qualities. Whereas traditional heroic qualities include courage‚ physical prowess‚ and fortitude‚ an anti-hero typically distrusts conventional values of society or culture. Anti-heroes do not commit to any ideals. The anti-hero feels helpless in a world over which they

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    World Studies 10/23/11 An Anti-Hero from the Start “The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid‚ but he who conquers that fear”- Nelson Mandela. Okonkwo never conquers his fear‚ but instead does things to hide it. This is illustrated at the end of the book when he takes the easy way out and kills himself. All of Okonkwo’s characteristics of being considered an “anti-hero” are derived from his fear of change‚ they are what make him act the way he does. In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

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    V the Anti-Hero

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    Anti-Hero Called “V” John Doe ENG 225 Introduction to Film No one June 16‚ 2012 Anti-Hero Called “V” V for Vendetta in many ways is a movie that has been done before. It presents a post apocalyptic landscape (ex: 1984 (1984)‚ Clockwork Orange (1971)) where a totalitarian leadership rises from the ashes of chaos offering salvation‚ only to deliver oppression to the masses while demanding blind obedience in return‚ or else! In this society/film we are given the various archetype villains

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    Hamlet Anti Hero

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    Heroes do not succumb to temptation or doubt; they know what is good and overcome the evil forces. However‚ Hamlet doesn’t quite meet this. That is why Hamlet is considered an “Anti-Hero”‚ which is a protagonist who has many flaws such as greed‚ pride‚ or a lack of care. In Hamlet’s case he lacks ambition‚ and can also be quite rude. For example he treats Ophelia quite poorly‚ even though she didn’t really deserve it. Hamlet is very

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    Odysseus: the Anti-Hero

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    Odysseus: The Anti-Hero Throughout Homer’s epic The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is a hero. In all myths and legends‚ a hero combats the “monsters.” In the typical story a hero is unselfish and fights to protect his people while the monsters are greedy powerful things that antagonize the people. Yet despite this typical storyline‚ if we read closely‚ we may conclude that Odysseus is actually the oppressive hero in many of these situations – provoking the “monsters” into fighting. The “monsters” in the Odyssey

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    January 15‚ 2013 Okonkwo: A Great Man‚ Tragic Hero A tragic hero is a archetype who fails to overcome or surpass his/her conflict. The book “Things Fall Apart” included a tragic hero. The book was written by the name of Chinua Achebe. The tragic hero in the book was Okonkwo‚ a warrior from a village called Umuofia. Chinua Achebe wrote the book with the purpose of showing how someone with high esteem can fall from greatness so dramatically because of that person’s actions. Okonkwo exhibited hubris

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    doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall. An Aristotelian tragic hero must possess specific characteristics.” According to the great greek philosopher‚ a tragic hero must fit in 5 characteristics to be classified as one. They are flaw of error or judgement‚ a reversal of fortune brought due to the hero’s error in judgement‚ the discovery that the reversal was because of his own actions‚ excessive pride‚ and the characters fate must be greater than deserved. Okonkwo‚ the protagonist

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    Anatomy Of The Anti Hero

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    and not flatter me at all‚ but remark all these roughnesses‚ pimples‚ warts‚ and everything as you see me. -- Oliver Cromwell   Two views of Rizal that scan the man behind the monument are clearly headed for controversy. A startling anatomy of the hero is offered in "The First Filipino" by León Maria Guerrero and in "Rizal from Within" by Ante Radaic.   The Guerrero book‚ in English‚ is a biography in the modern manner‚ where the details are massed not for their scholarly but their emotional value

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