מגמה גוברת בספרות, על המסך ועל הבמה עברה לייצר גיבורים אנושיים פגומים יותר. פרגוני סגולה שהם אמיצים, מסוגלים ושעושים תמיד את הדבר הנכון. במקום גיבורי ההשראה הללו, יצירות רבות מציגות ארכיטיפ משלים: האנטי גיבור.
Catcher in the Rye Holden Caufield as Anti-hero with a storyboard - Anti-hero definition and examples
טקסט Storyboard
Definition
Let's go up to Vermont, or Massachusetts and get jobs, and build a cabin...
That's stupid, Holden.
Characteristics
My name is Rudolf Schmidt. Your son Ernie is the most popular kid at Pencey.
Really?!
Antihero: a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes such as idealism, moral goodness, and altruism.
Examples
HOLDEN AS AN ANTIHERO
Holden is an antihero because he is a perpetual liar, he frequently judges and finds fault with others, and he fails to follow through with any plans.
Non-Examples
Where?!
Hey! There's Gary Cooper!
You flunked out AGAIN?! Dad's going to kill you!
Holden meets three girls in a bar and dances with them, but he thinks they’re all morons. He eventually tells one girl that he has just seen Gary Cooper, the movie star, to mess with her because he can’t stand her. When she tells the other girls she even caught a glimpse of him, Holden gets a good laugh.
Phoebe is the opposite of Holden. She is sweet, innocent, and genuinely concerned for Holden. When she finds out he’s failed out of school, she’s afraid of the punishment he’ll get from their father. When he tells her he’s hitchhiking out West, she tries to come along, and follows him to the zoo afterwards, even though she’s upset.