Antihero

Submissive The novel 1984 by George Orwell and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro both exploit the dangers and fears of a true totalitarian government. These two pieces of literature share similar themes such as hope, identity, lies, and deceit. They both venture on the point at issue of Control, Technology, and likeness and overall social conditioning. Making both books indistinguishable. The main characters…

Cather describes Paul as an antihero in the story. He is very idealistic, rather than someone from real world. The story tells us the troubled young boy, Paul, who behaves in a negative existence, but through the narrator’s view, the boy is full of passion but without guidance. Thus…

The article, Don’t Act Crazy, Mindy, by Heather Havrilesky focuses on the issue that strong women are often portrayed in media as being crazy or neurotic. In so many TV shows, strong female leads are often shown as being such strong leaders because they’re psychotic and might snap at any second or they are reckless and make continuously poor and impulsive decisions. There are comedies like Parks and Rec and 30 Rock, which are two TV shows that have such strong female leads, but their characters…

The narrator’s character in Cathedral was interesting to me as well. I agree he is an antihero as he is an ordinary guy and initially, a pretty reluctant and disinterested participant in the goings on of the story. He does seem to have an uneasiness about both his wife’s ex-husband and of the relationship his wife and Robert share. Though this might indicate jealousy, I read it more as aversion and insecurity. Although the narrator’s statements are concise in general, when he speaks of the…

violence, loan sharks, and a life on the run. If the gambler becomes to invested within their lifestyle they will be trapped with the consequences they have made which follows them wherever they go. The gambler can also been seen as somewhat of an antihero within fiction. They can hold some untold wisdoms, which can be used to manipulate the characters around them. The piece…

Heller’s most important theme is of twisted bureaucratic power and loss of justice, and Yossarian portrays this powerfully through his rebellion towards the system. Without Yossarian, the most essential theme of Heller’s novel would not be nearly as prominent. Through the novel, there are many instances of predetermined rules conquering logical observation. Yossarian is in a position that emphasizes the unfair power of preset rules. Doc is recorded as killed in a plane crash, even as he stands…

Macbeth was always doomed. Macbeth’s ambition, impressionability, and confidence make him a tragic hero of this story. A tragic hero is one of noble beginnings whose flaws become their weaknesses and are the downfall of their story. Shakespeare used this theme to compare human imperfections to Macbeth’s tragedy. Macbeth blindly accepted all of the witches prophecies. After hearing the witches prophecies Macbeth, unlike Banquo, decided to act upon his destiny. Macbeth was overconfident in…

Jackson Jackson, an American native, is a character in "What You Pawn I Will Redeem" by Sherman Alexie. Though he might seem to be a traditional literary hero, after analyzing him more thoroughly on how he makes his own decisions and acts, will lead us to how he actually is a character. Perhaps we should define what is a traditional literary hero? A traditional literary hero is a character who is a perfect character with little or no imperfections. Some examples of literary heroes are Superman…

could be watching a sappy love story and still be following along with the concept. I recently put the Hero’s Journey to a test by watching The Proposal. The movie started out with, Meredith, the hero of the movie. I consider Meredith to be an antihero. She lacks most heroic qualities, and she has obvious flaws. Every hero’s journey starts off with a call to action. In this movie the call to action was when Meredith learned that she is going to be deported back to Canada. She knows that if she…

Schindler’s List Human Rights Issues The medium I have choose to write my midterm assignment on was the classic 1993 film Schindler’s List directed by Steven Spielberg. I have chosen to write my midterm on this film because I had found it very interesting because it supplies a rare perspective of a sympathetic Nazi during the Holocaust. Furthemore, I had found that it provided numerous examples of human rights issues amongst a particulate ethnoreligious group known as the Jew. Therefore,…