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The Anti-Quest

The Anti-Quest. The Quest, or Hero’s Journey, often entails seeking a prized object, greater power, more influence. Hope is ever-present in a traditional Quest.

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The Anti-Quest

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  1. The Anti-Quest • The Quest, or Hero’s Journey, often entails seeking a prized object, greater power, more influence. • Hope is ever-present in a traditional Quest. • An Anti-Quest requires the opposite: the destruction of a prized possession, a diminishing of power, less influence. Also, an Anti-Quest is undertaken in the face of the utmost despair. • By this definition, how is The Lord of the Rings an Anti-Quest?

  2. The Anti-Hero “Why was I chosen?” [asked Frodo].“Such questions cannot be answered,” said Gandalf. “You may be sure that it was not for any merit that others do not possess. But you have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.” ---from The Lord of the Rings

  3. The Anti-Hero • Protagonist who is conspicuously lacking in the typical traits of a hero • Often an “Everyman” type • Not well-suited to the task at hand, for whatever reasons (may be moral, physical, psychological, emotional) • Often confused or conflicted • Audience identifies with him (or her)

  4. The Anti-Hero • By this definition, how is Frodo an Anti-Hero? • Do any other characters qualify as Anti-Heroes?

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