Critical Analysis of Anti Heroism
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Added on 2019-10-31
Critical Analysis of Anti Heroism
Added on 2019-10-31
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Running head: CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ANTI-HEROISMCRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ANTI-HEROISMName of the studentName of the universityAuthor Note
1CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ANTI-HEROISMThe diverse perception in the mindset of the people and the influence of the changesin the outer world extensively affects the human brain and the functioning. With definition topsychology, every human mind or individual has two sides of the personality. One side isconscious that directly deals with the outer world and one side is kept hidden that lies belowthe conscious mind and is completely locked under the awareness (Smith 2012). This part ofthe personality is known as the alter ego or the shadow side (Jung 2014). The shadowencapsulates the entirepersona that does not fit as per our views withour ideal self.Sometimes under certain circumstances the human mind when overly strained, starts toexhibit traits that have been locked away for long. This essay primarily deals with the conceptof anti-heroism as well the alter ego of a persona. Not everything, which is not good, shouldnecessarily be bad in nature. As goes by the saying, an anti-hero should not necessarily bebad or a villain. An anti-hero is just another character who does not exhibit the characteristicsof a traditional hero (Peters and Stewart 2015). The purpose of this essay is to study andanalyze the nature of anti-heroic character with reference to two screened drama series asprovided in the module.Every story revolves around a protagonist and an antagonist. Usually the protagonistis the prime focus or the main eccentric character of a story (Wootton 2016). A hero isusually depicted a noble being, who is good and brave at heart. However, some storiesculminate the idea of making the hero as the prime focus (Jonason et al. 2012). Instead, thestory revolves around the anti-hero, who people seem to relate themselves as. In mosttelevision shows, the anti-hero can be feature as the cops, dealers, hoodlums and even killers(Vaage 2015). An anti-hero is usually a mix of both the good and the evil, a mixture of bothgood and evil. Often an anti-hero might not be a hero at all or a complete villain (Liddy-Judge 2013).
2CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ANTI-HEROISMSometimes an anti-hero is a flawed hero who exhibits much more interestingcharacteristics than a usually traditional hero does (Goldie 2014). An anti-hero can be a goodperson pretending to be a bad one or a genuinely bad person pretending to be a good one. Ananti-hero can take the sides of the good but bears a triadic flaw or a tragic past, he might haveinhibitions or desires that might be selfish or tainted (Sand 2013). They can have hiddennoble intensions in being the evil or the other fundamental complexities (Curran 2012). Thesedark heroes often portray a shady personality that are mostly undaunted and tends to grab theeyes of most of the audience. People tend to incline more towards these kinds of shady characters since they exhibitthe harsh reality of life than the heroes who portrays an unselfish persona and win overpeople with their magnanimous service and activities. Usually people tend to live in theirown terms and are usually unaware and less bothered about the being of others. A hero ismostly the one who cares about the safety and is concerned about others. An anti-hero isrelatable since he is only active when the security of his close ones is at stake or he is onlybothered about his own selfish demands and needs. An anti-hero is only concerned as longhis own desires are met or is important. The usual society is influenced by it since people canrelate themselves with the shady character. An anti-hero has to go through a series ofdifficulties and do not always succeed in getting his needs fulfilled, likewise people do notsucceed in their intensions and fail innumerous times. In this manner, the anti-hero is relativeto the people than the heroes.The anti-hero mostly moves from a succession of failure till the achievement of hisobjectives and in some cases the anti-hero keeps on moving consecutively from failures tofailures with the chances of succeeding relatively short span or short lived. In this manner,people tend to live in their failures and move on to another major and keeps on with thetransition.
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