Introduction: I am writing this extended essay, to further my personal literary vocabulary, as well as my literary knowledge on the term Anti-Hero. I was inspired by this unusual expression, when I came across the love story Deadpool. It got me pondering on the topic Heroism and all the heros we watch, and read about growing up. It made me rethink my own definition of the word hero. The oxford dictionary defines the term hero as “A person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities”. These ‘necessary noble qualities’ consist of “Courage, Selflessness, Humility, Patience, having a Sense of Concern.” (Bill Murphy 1) However, I believe “hero” shouldn’t be a label given to just people with superpowers
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However, an Anti-Hero is full of doubt and insecurity.
Caulden:
Clay: When Clay and his new found girlfriend Kat, visit Google to help him on his quest for the mystery of the library chain; Clay encounters another spike in his anti-heroism characteristics. He is segregated to a different cafeteria line to collect his food. A downside of not working at Google. However, while Mr. Jannon spots his girlfriend talking to a fellow “googler”. Clay mentions “So now I’m waiting next to a sign that says EXTERNAL DEPENDENCIES alongside three dudes in khakis and blue button-downs with leather phone holsters. Across the grass the Googlers all wear snug jeans and bright T-shirts. Kat is talking to someone else now, a slender brown-skinned boy who’s joined the line just behind her. He’s dressed like a skater, so i assume he has a PhD in artificial intelligence. A lance of jealousy spikes down behind my eyes….”(Robin Sloan 84) In this quote we can understand two things about Mr. Jannon. The first, is that in some ways he is very much like a hero. He has the characteristic of being able to notice lots of small things about the surrounding events and people “three dudes in khakis and blue button-downs with leather phone holsters….Googlers all wear snug jeans and bright T-shirt. (84) Robin Sloan would not have mention what the people around Clay would be wearing, unless it was needed to show his hero-like side. But this excerpt also allows us to see his insecurity. We understand how and why Clay feels jealous; a young man who has been in and out of work, with little to live with sees his new girlfriend with another man. Us, as the readers can see how this might affect everyone. However, Clay being the main character causes his insecurity to be parts of his downfall as an
However, an Anti-Hero is full of doubt and insecurity.
Caulden:
Clay: When Clay and his new found girlfriend Kat, visit Google to help him on his quest for the mystery of the library chain; Clay encounters another spike in his anti-heroism characteristics. He is segregated to a different cafeteria line to collect his food. A downside of not working at Google. However, while Mr. Jannon spots his girlfriend talking to a fellow “googler”. Clay mentions “So now I’m waiting next to a sign that says EXTERNAL DEPENDENCIES alongside three dudes in khakis and blue button-downs with leather phone holsters. Across the grass the Googlers all wear snug jeans and bright T-shirts. Kat is talking to someone else now, a slender brown-skinned boy who’s joined the line just behind her. He’s dressed like a skater, so i assume he has a PhD in artificial intelligence. A lance of jealousy spikes down behind my eyes….”(Robin Sloan 84) In this quote we can understand two things about Mr. Jannon. The first, is that in some ways he is very much like a hero. He has the characteristic of being able to notice lots of small things about the surrounding events and people “three dudes in khakis and blue button-downs with leather phone holsters….Googlers all wear snug jeans and bright T-shirt. (84) Robin Sloan would not have mention what the people around Clay would be wearing, unless it was needed to show his hero-like side. But this excerpt also allows us to see his insecurity. We understand how and why Clay feels jealous; a young man who has been in and out of work, with little to live with sees his new girlfriend with another man. Us, as the readers can see how this might affect everyone. However, Clay being the main character causes his insecurity to be parts of his downfall as an