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    cleverly and humorously corresponds with traditional fairy tales while criticizing the impossible standards that are negotiated through them. Although children oriented, some of the jokes in the movie were clearly adult oriented. The green ogre is an anti hero who want nothing more than being left alone in his swamp, but his life is turned upside down when other fairy tale characters are banished from Lord Fraquaad's realm and find refuge on his property. In his quest to become a king, the lord decides

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    There are many reasons on why Yato would be considered an anti-hero, not just for his behavior and his situation, but also for his pride. One he only helps someone if they give him money, for example, in chapter one when Mutsumi called Yato he only offered help when she provided him 5 yen. Throughout the chapters you can see this behavior go on, in chapter 2 he helped the boy find his cat for 5 yen, and also in chapter 3 he helped Mutsumi because he owed her 5 yen, as he was not able to help her

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    Modern domestic tragedies began between the late 19th century and feature ordinary people to be the heroes/anti-heroes unlike Greek tragedies in which the protagonist was of high status or noble birth. “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller is a classic example of this and features the anti-hero Willy showing the audience how his perfect family lifestyle has falling apart contributing to the disorder of his world which increases as his mind slowly deteriorates. Through the play Willy is striving

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    In this film, McMurphy is a the perfect anti-hero, a protagonist that has many flaws. He is self-absorbed and doesn’t answer to authority. His biggest flaw is that he often acts before thinking about the consequences. Because of this, although he truly cares for them, he often unwittingly puts his ward mates into jeopardy. For example, he sneaks girls and booze into the ward with the goal of showing the guys a good time. However, his lack of foresight causes Turtle to get fired and has detrimental

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    and rape are frequent because although the society is brutally controlled, Alex and his gang spend their evenings rebelling an anarchic, riotous way much like other gangs in the novel. This highlights the difference in the characterisation of the anti-hero in each novel, because although both novels are both set in a similar society in 1984 Winston rebels in a secretive manner with a private diary and surreptitious sexual encounters with Julia, whereas in a clockwork orange Alex is

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    an anti-hero is needed in order to provide depth in any noir novel. Anti-heroes differentiate from the average, great qualitied hero yielding many opposing characteristics. An anti-hero is vital in a noir novel in order to convey that not even the supposed hero can remain lawful. Any hero, in any novel, poses many charitable traits often making the hero a “perfect” being with little to no flaws. However, the noir novel presents the “hero” in manner directly opposite to the stereotypical hero. Characteristics

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    hand, leaning against a wall, the captivating anti-hero stands double crossed in the stereotypical L.A. noir genre. Right in the heat of World War II noir started to rise to the top and become a popular source of entertainment and instant distraction from reality. Many people were drawn to the anti-hero; they were drawn to the flawed characters who were the “heroes” despite their flaws. A hero embodies what people want to be, most consider noir anti-hero’s the same. You can idolize them in a story

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    portrayed as a hero in one film and an anti-hero in the other. A hero is a man, who is admired or idealized for courage and noble qualities. Although, a hero and an anti-hero are not the same thing. The difference between the two is an anti-hero lacks conventional heroic attributes. In one film, Beowolf is brave, courageous, trustworthy. Where as in the other film, Beowolf is a liar, fraud and coward. In the end, he still slay the beasts and saves the people. Moreover, an anti-hero. Meanwhile, in

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    The age of the anti-hero is upon us. Historically, the stories are only told about heroes—Captain America, Superman, etc.—but the anti-hero has been gaining more traction, more light, in popular culture and social media. Anti-heroes have begun to grace the screens of primetime television or earning their own series on Netflix. When looking into anti-heroes plenty come to mind: Daredevil, Walter White, Lestat to name a few. But what if a famous literature character who came back due to popular demand—the

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    as a pawn to keep him so she can use him to take her back to the kingdom that shows the floating lights. As they are on this mission, Flynn Rider has a huge character development and is more of an anti-hero rather than a villain. Throughout the movie, Flynn Rider does not cross the line from anti-hero to villain, this

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