Rastući trend u književnosti, na ekranu i na pozornici krenuo je prema stvaranju više manjkavih ljudskih protagonista. Uzori vrline koji su hrabri, sposobni i koji uvijek čine pravu stvar. Umjesto ovih inspirativnih heroja, mnoga djela prikazuju komplementarni arhetip: antijunak.
JD Salinger opisao je Lovca u žitu kao roman o "otuđenosti pojedinca u svijetu bez srca". Uključite učenike dok uče o putovanju Holdena Caulfielda pomoću naših unaprijed pripremljenih aktivnosti i ploča scenarija!
Catcher In The Rye Holden Caulfield as an Antihero
Storyboard Tekst
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.