An antihero is a character with flaws. they are troubled, insane and usually the protagonist of the story. Such as Phoenix Jackson in “a worn path” By:Eudora welty. Because she can 't remember that her son died like 2 years ago and once a month she goes to get medicine for him. Silas in “The Death of a Hired Man” By: Robert Frost. Has been an unfaithful worker and takes his old job back again. not to work but for a place to die in peace. Tom Shiftlet in “ The Life You Save May Be Your Own” By Flannery O’connor Leaves his wife at a diner to be left for dead. And Emily in “ A Rose For Emily” By: William Falkner. ends up sleeping with a corpse and comes close to drinking poison to kill herself.
In “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”
By: Flanhery O,connor Mr Shiftlet is the antihero in the story because “Mister Shiftlet stopped just inside the yard and set his box on the ground and tipped his hat.” (1080). He does not fit in and seems really creepy. “He goes on about everything, then asks for a job.” (1084) Most people get right to the point and he basically stalls before asking for a job. it is not normal to do that and if a …show more content…
This shows that she is not mentally stable and is seeing hallucinations. She also “ sees a black dog and a boy with cake in the woods” (1054). The fact that she doesn 't realise that that 's not normal to see those things in the middle of the woods. the saddest part is when “she gets to the hospital and forgets why she is there” (1058). And all of the doctor 's obviously realise that she is a charity case and are probably giving her fake medicine. They decide to make this as quick and as painless as possible and basically give her the medicine just so she will leave and be out of the way. And for all of these reasons all we can conclude is that Phoenix Jackson is the
In “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”
By: Flanhery O,connor Mr Shiftlet is the antihero in the story because “Mister Shiftlet stopped just inside the yard and set his box on the ground and tipped his hat.” (1080). He does not fit in and seems really creepy. “He goes on about everything, then asks for a job.” (1084) Most people get right to the point and he basically stalls before asking for a job. it is not normal to do that and if a …show more content…
This shows that she is not mentally stable and is seeing hallucinations. She also “ sees a black dog and a boy with cake in the woods” (1054). The fact that she doesn 't realise that that 's not normal to see those things in the middle of the woods. the saddest part is when “she gets to the hospital and forgets why she is there” (1058). And all of the doctor 's obviously realise that she is a charity case and are probably giving her fake medicine. They decide to make this as quick and as painless as possible and basically give her the medicine just so she will leave and be out of the way. And for all of these reasons all we can conclude is that Phoenix Jackson is the