Anti-Hero
What is Anti-hero?
Throughout history, storytellers, authors and writers of all kinds have moved tales of terrible deeds, tragedies, spirit and conquering. When the main character is deeply damaged, however, lacking in the attributes we most often associate with heroism, we have the anti-hero. The anti-hero is often a reluctant hero who does not conceive himself capable of accomplishing the goal. He might be selfish, addicted, corrupt, sullen or disaffected. Examples of classic heroes are seen all through early Westerns, embodied in actors like the late John Wayne.
Their willingness to cover themselve beyond comfort limits to see life from a point of view that is perhaps more like to our own in many ways than the classic hero who is beyond reproach. By digging into the anti-hero we delve into their own dangers and hopes that with all of their personal flaws and disadvantages we too will be able to rise above their challenges and end victoriously. By the end of the journey the anti-hero typically transforms into a fuller, happier or more complete person due to the struggles he or she endures. In many cases the anti-hero dies at the end of the story, even while overcoming.
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