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 Often an “Everyman”  Has human weakness  Caught in the ironies of the human condition  Struggles for insight  Believes in the necessity of action; yet the moral impulsions (urge) that lead him to believe in action, also render him unfit for action.

 Knows that traditionally the hero is required to act out the part of bravery, but he discovers that his predicament (task) requires courage.

 Bravery is the ability to confront pain, danger or attempts of intimidation without any feeling of fear. It is strength in character that allows a person to always be seemingly bigger than the crisis, whether he is indeed more powerful or is lesser than what he is tackled with.

 Courage, on the other hand, is the ability to undertake an overwhelming difficulty or pain despite the eminent and unavoidable presence of fear. More than a quality, it is a state of mind driven by a cause that makes the struggle all worth it. Unlike in the case of bravery, a person fueled by courage may feel inevitably small in the face of peril, pain or problems. The essence of courage is not the feeling of being certainly capable of overcoming what’s one is faced with, but rather is the willful choice to fight regardless of the consequences. Read more: Difference Between Courage and Bravery | Difference Between | Courage vs Bravery difference-between-courage-and- bravery/#ixzz2E7Br0m3SDifference Between Courage and Bravery | Difference Between | Courage vs Bravery difference-between-courage-and- bravery/#ixzz2E7Br0m3S Bravery vs. Courage

 Knows that the hero can act with full powers only if he commands.  For his followers and himself, an implicit belief in the meaningfulness of life is required.  But the more he commits himself to the gestures of heroism, the more he is persuaded of the absurdity (meaninglessness) of existence.

 Often begins with the expectation of changing the world. But after a time his central question becomes: can I change myself?  If the modern hero decides the world is beyond changing, he may try to create a hermetic (closed) world of his own.

 Often continues to believe in the quest, only he is no longer persuaded that a quest is necessarily undertaken through public action.  Discovers that he cannot be a hero, yet only through his readiness to face the consequences of this discovery can he salvage a portion of the heroic power.

 Moves from the heroic deed to the heroism of consciousness (awareness), a heroism often available only in defeat.

 Main character of a story who is flawed in some way and often does not display admirable qualities  does not follow common conceptions of heroism

 An Anti-Hero relates to a reader because the Anti- Hero displays more humanity than a regular hero.

 Instead of a standard tragic flaw an Anti-Hero may try to do what is right by using questionable means.

 Anti-Heroes can be obnoxious. Anti-Heroes can be pitiful. Anti-Heroes can be awkward. Anti-Heroes can be passive.

Some Anti-Heroes may be unable to commit to traditional values of society. This type of Anti-Hero distrusts conventional society.

Another type of Anti-Hero cannot “get a break” in life. He/she will move from one disappointment to another, their efforts always ending in failure.

 Batman (D.C. Comics)  Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)  Conan the Barbarian (Conan the Barbarian novels and film)  Holden Caulfield (The Catcher in the Rye)  Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)  Jay Gatsby (The Great Gatsby)  Scarlett O’Hara (Gone with the Wind)  Vito and Michael Corleone (The Godfather)  Wolverine (Marvel Comics) Why are flawed main characters sometimes more likable than ones who are not?