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The Anti-Hero

• Love to hate him OR hate to love him?

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What is an anti-hero?

• An anti-hero is a protagonist who typically lacks
  the traditional traits and qualities of a hero,
  such as trustworthiness, courage, and honesty.
• Unorthodox in actions
• acts contrary to
• societys standards.

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Qualities

• Will have the readers sympathyalthough this is
  sometimes difficult for us!
• Is imperfect/ has imperfections
• Has inner demons we learn about these during the
  course of the story
• Is often a screw-up, outsider, or loner

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Qualities

• Rebels/ struggles with good and bad
• Riddled with paradoxical traits ex is a loner,
  but also seeks friendship
• Often will voluntarily help the innocent/ weak

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And the badliterally

• They
• arent role models
• are selfish
• are motivated by self interest
  or self preservation
• often make bad choices because its easier
• will embody bad behaviors when wronged
• will show little remorse for bad behavior

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Anti-Hero vs. Traditional Hero

• Common traits
• Both are protagonists whose actions drive the
  story
• Neither is perfecteven the traditional hero will
  have a flaw
• You will sympathize with both

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Differences

• The anti-hero
• Has no moral code
• Is ordinary/ realistic
• Is rarely successful
• Battles are primarily within
• HIMSELF
• Is usually bad

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Hemingway Hero/Anti-Hero World View

• The world has lost its values (the war) and as a
  result many people, too, have lost their values
• In a world without values, the universe may
  appear to be without purpose, order, or meaning
• God often appears to be absent or nonexistent
• Social institutions, including religion, are not
  always reliable and should be approached with
  skepticism

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Assignment DUE TODAY

• Choose 2 characters from popular culture today
  (TV, movies, cartoons, novels, etc) that fit
  the definition and traits of an anti-hero.
• Tell me about each character. (Pretend that I
  dont know the character)
• Explain elements of their personality/ behavior
  that make each an anti-hero. Please refer to
  specifics from this PowerPoint.
• Be ready to talk about these characters tomorrow.