LITERATURE QUESTIONS
DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
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It shows that ordinary people can be heroes in their own way
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It shows that the good guy can beat the bad guy
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It shows that the anti-hero can overcome their fear
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It plays on our primitive fear that we are not strong enough to defeat our fears.
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Detailed explanation-1: -THE ANTI-HERO.-An anti-hero is a hero that has some of the characteristics and personality traits of a villain, but ultimately gives in to the goals and desires of a hero. The anti-hero has roots in literature and mythology dating back thousands of years ago, especially in the mythology of ancient Greece.
Detailed explanation-2: -The anti-hero is ‘a central character in a story, film, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes’. These missing attributes include idealism, courage, and morality. Anti-heroes can sometimes do the right thing, but it is usually because it serves their interests to do so.
Detailed explanation-3: -An antihero (sometimes spelled as anti-hero) or antiheroine is a main character in a story who may lack conventional heroic qualities and attributes, such as idealism, courage, and morality.
Detailed explanation-4: -Their morality, or lack thereof, makes readers and viewers gravitate towards them. It is in our human nature to empathize with people, and what makes anti-heroes so easy to understand is because they are relatable, and typically very round, dynamic characters.