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 Anti-hero - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The continuing popularity of the anti-hero in modern literature and popular culture may be based on the recognition that he is fraught with human frailties, unlike the archetypes of the white hatted cowboy and the noble warrior, and is therefore more accessible to readers and viewers.
In the late 20th and early 21st century, comic books and graphic novels featured a boom of anti-hero characters (also called "dark heroes") partly as a result of two sub-genres of fiction in the late 20th century: magic realism, originating in South America and cyberpunk, originating in the United States.
When the anti-hero is a central character in a work of fiction the work will frequently deal with the effect their flawed character has on the other people they meet.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anti-hero   (1120 words)

  
 Tragic hero - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Modernist era, a new kind of tragic hero was synthesized as a reaction to the English Renaissance, The Age of Enlightenment, and Romanticism.
This new tragic hero of Modernism is the anti-hero.
In a complex Aristotelian tragedy, the hero undergoes a peripetia, or a turn of fate that leaves him or her destitute, followed by anagnorsis, a point when he or she comes to the realization of his or her errors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tragic_hero   (1370 words)

  
 FrontPage magazine.com :: The Western Hero Returns by Don Feder
As the pessimistic/nihilistic left captured the engines of pop culture (Hollywood, music and literature) the anti-hero became increasingly prominent, while the Western hero was put out to pasture.
The Western hero is the affirmation of a universe with meaning and free will, one in which individuals shape their destiny through their moral choices.
Though the Western hero may find himself on the wrong side of the law (when the law has been corrupted), by fighting for justice, he upholds a moral code.
frontpagemag.com /Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=11908   (1120 words)

  
 The rise of the anti-hero ... - Jun. 14, 2003
A Hero is the Johnny Depp of "21 Jumpstreet;" an Anti-hero is the Johnny Depp of "Edward Scissorhands."
He is heroic for unlike the Hero of old who stood detached from the crowd, remaining an untouchable paragon of perfection, the Anti-hero is in the middle of the throng, standing alongside us even, sharing our human frailties and imperfections.
The Villain is the antithesis of the Hero; he is in direct conflict with the ideals of society, and will not sleep until total annihilation has been wrought upon the world (insert evil, maniacal laughter here).
www.inq7.net /lif/2003/jun/14/text/lif_4-1-p.htm   (1496 words)

  
 Writers Store: Exploring The Dark Side: The Anti-Hero's Journey by James Bonnet
Whereas the hero represents that part of us that recognizes problems and accepts responsibility, the anti-hero is the will to power and insatiable greed, the materialistic, power hungry, tyrannical side of our natures; the side that wants to possess everything it desires, without limit, and control everything it needs.
The misery the anti-hero creates finally becomes unbearable, and he/she has to be destroyed.
The goal of the hero is to liberate an entity like a family, a country or a galaxy from the tyranny and corruption that caused a state of misfortune and to create a new unified whole.
www.writersstore.com /article.php?articles_id=40   (1586 words)

  
 corestrats.phtml
Hence, if you can eliminate either your opponents heroes, or their units before they can do the same to you, you will have a substantial advantage even if they are inflicting similar OVERALL damage to you.
By stripping their heroes of all their support, even when your summoned creatures disappear you are left with a few basic units and your hero, against their hero with no troops...
In a nutshell, heroes and units are greater than the sum of their parts.
www.zileas.com /strategies/wc3/corestrats.phtml   (797 words)

  
 Ricky Martin anti-slavery hero: US : HindustanTimes.com
Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin was honoured as a hero in the fight against modern-day slavery, the US State Department announced on Friday.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1387346,00050001.htm   (187 words)

  
 SKATEBOARDS Decks Anti-Hero Bling Bling - Skateboards and Skate Shoes
Anti Hero boards are made with a fuller shape with the nose and the tail having plenty of room and comfort for that all around skateboarding you love to do.
All Anti Hero decks are made with the kind of concave that acts like suction cups to your feet.
This is a Team Bling Bling deck from Anti Hero.
www.activemailorder.com /ca/19441.htm   (104 words)

  
 Is the anti-hero still bankable in Bollywood?- The Times of India
The anti-hero is a complex construction who defies current grammars, grammatically.
Amitabh Bachchan created the angry young man image, which borrowed from the anti-hero but still remained hero.
The AH stands between the hero and the villain creating a third genre which possesses the aura of the hero and a particular quality of villainy.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/991581.cms   (476 words)

  
 existentialist anti-heroes? -- ATPo Discussion Forum
The war with the self is evident, but they nevertheless remain "heroes" in the classical sense, and, as such, the "anti-" is merely the grace note to the full symphony.
To embody whatever quality one assigns the label of "heroic" to while simultaneously rejecting the ancillary qualities that form the traditional heroic personality is ultimately the most superficial of subversions.
The struggles of Sam Spade or Batman their personal demons makes them no less heroic for the fact that they are bitter, complex men, and this must needs colour their involvement with the world.
www.voy.com /14567/17069.html   (397 words)

  
 Essay or Coursework : An essay on whether Fly Pie is a hero or an anti-hero
An essay on whether Fly Pie is a hero or an anti-hero
Essay or Coursework : An essay on whether Fly Pie is a hero or an anti-hero
Coursework and Essays: By Level: GCSE: English Literature: Novels& Short Stories: An essay on whether Fly Pie is a hero or an anti-her
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 Asia Times Online - News from greater China; Hong Kong and Taiwan
Now the hero gets religion: he who kills the most people is the biggest pacifist.
Instead of an explosive ending in which the assassination attempt is thwarted either by a dogged detective or a vigilant emperor, Zhang has the hero give up at the last second.
Of course, it may be unfair to criticize Zhang YiMo for toeing Beijing's party line pertaining to the Taiwan issue; the "hero" coincidentally eulogizes a unified but blood-tainted centralization system.
www.atimes.com /atimes/China/FI04Ad03.html   (1340 words)

  
 In the News
The second impeachment effort was provoked by his sensible if premature suggestion--it was during the Korean War--that the United States should begin to cozy up to Communist China in order to divide it from the Soviet Union, a suggestion that later became the foundation of the hated Nixon's foreign policy.
Douglas became a hero not only to radicals and civil libertarians but also to environmentalists.
His two years as chairman brought notable successes in efforts to regulate the stock exchanges and made him a hero of the second New Deal.
www.law.uchicago.edu /news/posner-antihero.html   (3508 words)

  
 Touchstone Archives: The Children of Nietzsche
Unlike the classic hero, or even the flawed hero of film noir, the demonic anti-hero revels in his freedom from moral restraints and invites the audience to celebrate his liberation.
In the case of “creative boldness,” the past 25 years have witnessed the emergence of an unprecedented character whom Hibbs calls the “demonic anti-hero.” Examples of this type are Cady, the character played by Robert DeNiro in Cape Fear, and Hannibal Lecter, the role in Silence of the Lambs that won Anthony Hopkins his Oscar.
www.touchstonemag.com /archives/article.php?id=13-07-014-v   (2050 words)

  
 AsiaMedia :: CHINA: Anti-graft 'hero' falls from grace amid claims of bribery
The "anti-corruption hero" Communist Party chief of Lianjiang county in Fujian province has allegedly taken 2 million yuan in bribes and failed to account for the source of 6 million yuan in his possession.
CHINA: Anti-graft 'hero' falls from grace amid claims of bribery
The allegations were the latest made in a report by the Beijing-backed Ta Kung Pao yesterday, which also accused Huang Jingao of having six mistresses in addition to maintaining relationships with his wife and ex-wife at the same time.
www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=20475   (577 words)

  
 anti-hero. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
principal character of a modern literary or dramatic work who lacks the attributes of the traditional protagonist or hero.
www.bartleby.com /65/an/antihero.html   (144 words)

  
 OFFICIAL ANTI-HERO WEBSITE
We are anti-heroes in that sense because we want to come from below and make a change to the system, but it doesn't mean that we don't have heroes.
He wrote about things that mattered to him, and that needed addressing, and clearly by judging the success of The Pistols, and by their infamousness, he wasn't the only one feeling that way.
A-H: I don't write music to one day become rich and famous, and on the cover of every magazine, but if we do achieve success to that degree, I want it to be for the RIGHT reasons, and not because of how we look.
www.anti-hero.ca /media_steel.htm   (1826 words)

  
 Bilbo Baggins: Hero or Anti-Hero?
Perhaps it is. Bilbo Baggins, a not so modest hobbit, could quite possibly be the hero that isn’t really a hero, the anti-hero; someone that others think possesses these qualities, but beyond those opinions, really does not.
According to a standard Webster’s dictionary definition a hero is “a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life.” Although most general in nature, this definition encompasses other characteristics not directly described including, but not limited to, honesty, respectful
However, a few pages or sentences later his faults as a hero become apparent, although he is still perceived as heroic.
www.radessays.com /link.php?site=re&aff=r2c2&dest=viewpaper.php?request=51584   (255 words)

  
 Between anti-war hero and military villain / Marine reservist jailed for refusing duty is back home
It is billed as, "local anti-war hero returns home from military brig.
"People were unrealistically calling me a hero and people were unrealistically calling me a demon.
That comes with being what activists say is the first public conscientious objector of the Iraq war; certainly the only one jailed for his beliefs.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/14/BAG855KDB71.DTL   (801 words)

  
 They steal, they cheat, they lie, and we wouldn't want it any other way -- the timeless appeal of the anti-hero
Three years ago, "Sopranos" creator David Chase was surprised and dismissive of the notion that people more than liked Tony Soprano, his thug mafia character -- they actually considered him heroic.
Network television has always been more comfortable with true heroes -- good cops, great doctors, just lawyers.
One season later, it was clear to Chase that people had begun to treat Tony as a big teddy bear -- so he ratcheted up Tony's monstrous qualities.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/06/22/DDGMNDBLFG26.DTL   (1797 words)

  
 Anti Hero Tent City
Anti Hero presents Tent City, a skate movie filmed during a month on the road in Australia.
Features the Anti Hero team plus loads of DVD extras.
Its traveling with friends, sleeping under the big blue, and riding your skateboard.
www.rdcshop.com /?action=itemdetail&item_id=38540&F=1   (103 words)

  
 eBay - anti hero, Anti-Hero, CDs items on eBay.com
Anti Hero skateboard sticker skateboarding decal - S62
ANTI HERO Black and Blue T-Shirt- XL- XLarge-Skatebo
ANTI HERO 'Boiled Eagle' 7.56" Pro Skateboard Deck NEW
search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=anti+hero&newu=1&krd=1   (353 words)

  
 Favorite anime' anti-hero
its because he doesnt believe in anyone or anything could save or deliver them from evil, harm, destruction,etc. he believes no hero or saviour because ever since he was a child, he was convinced that no hero can save others but themselves alone...he chose to serve humans for excitement and pleasure of company...
If Alucard himself is not the hero, then that would mean the Police Girl is, right?
Then again, I haven't seen the whole series, nor have I read the manga, so I can't be sure about anything.
www.animelyrics.com /forum/topic_show.pl?pid=282511   (1243 words)

  
 Jedi Council Forums - Qualities of an ultimate Star Wars anti-hero
Anti-heroes are people who find themselves in extraordinary situations and must perform, usually when they don't want to or are lacking heroic qualities.
John McLean from the original Die Hard is a perfect example of an anti-hero.
boards.theforce.net /Message.aspx?topic=4832167   (788 words)

  
 AlterNet: Election 2004: Eminem, Anti-Hero
"[Bush] has been painted to be this hero, and he's got our troops over there dying for no reason...
In an advance report of a poorly timed interview in Rolling Stone (appearing in the Nov. 5 issue), he is quoted as saying:
He jumped the gun, and he fucked up so bad he doesn't know what to do right now...
www.alternet.org /election04/20345   (1544 words)

  
 Wordsmyth
a central character in a story, novel, or play who lacks traditional heroic qualities, such as high purpose or moral strength.
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www.wordsmyth.net /live/home.php?script=search&matchent=anti-hero&matchtype=exact   (89 words)

  
 www.wintersoldier.com - Kerry Honored by Vietnamese Communists
Communist Vietnamese honor John Kerry, the war protestor, as a hero in their victory over the United States in the Vietnam War.
In the Vietnamese Communist War Remnants Museum (formerly known as the "War Crimes Museum") in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), a photograph of John Kerry hangs in a room dedicated to the anti-war activists who helped the Vietnamese Communists win the Vietnam War.
Jeffrey M. Epstein of Vietnam Vets for the Truth acquired the photograph over the Memorial Day weekend as America was commemorating its military heroes.
ice.he.net /~freepnet/kerry/staticpages/index.php?page=20040531140357545   (682 words)

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