Antihero

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Antihero (sometimes spelled as anti-hero or in two words as anti hero) is a literary term that can be understood as standing in opposition to the traditional hero (i.e., one with high social status, well-liked by the general populace). Rather than being nobility, or a super hero, an anti-hero is a regular person. Willy Loman from Death of a Salesman is the quintessential anti-hero, and Tolkien's hobbits, especially Frodo, are exemplars of the type. The "Racinian" antihero is defined by three factors. The first is that the antihero is doomed to fail before their adventure begins. The second constitutes the blame of that failure on everyone but themselves. Thirdly, they offer a critique of social morals and reality. To other scholars, an antihero is inherently a hero from a specific point of view, and a villain from another. Typically, an antihero is the focal point of conflict in a story, whether as the protagonist or as the antagonistic force. This is due to the antihero's engagement in...

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