Rostoucí trend v literatuře, na obrazovce a na jevišti se přesunul k produkci více chybných lidských protagonistů. Vzory ctnosti, kteří jsou stateční, schopní a vždy dělají správnou věc. Místo těchto inspirativních hrdinů se v mnoha dílech objevuje doplňkový archetyp: antihrdina.
JD Salinger popsal The Catcher in the Rye jako román o „odcizení jednotlivce v bezcitném světě“. Zaujměte studenty, když se dozví o cestě Holdena Caulfielda, pomocí našich předem připravených aktivit a scénářů!
Catcher In The Rye Holden Caulfield as an Antihero
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INTRODUCTION
Hi, I am Holden Caulfield. I am 16 years old and I am currently undergoing mental health treatment.
CHARACTER TRAITS
...although I failed 4 out of 5 of my classes, it's not my fault. I have this roommate who has BO and forces girls to sleep with him. I also tend to enhance the truth....
DYNAMIC
Well, I do have a few issues I need to work out, like not being able to relate to people and my apathy towards reality, especially my future.
NEGATIVE TRAITS
I never thought my lying and discontent would get me beat up...
POSITIVE TRAITS
...but people still like me because I have morals and values; I see people for who they are and not what they are.
CONCLUSION
Antihero is introduced.
The reader begins to see positive and negative character traits.
The reader learns that the character is dynamic, often having positive and negative traits.
The negitive traits of the protagonist make him an antihero.
...yet his positive attributes give them a redeeming quality.