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Grendel and the Anti-Hero. Common in modern fiction Quite different from the traditional hero Traits of the Anti-hero: Deprived of the rules and consequences of society An outlaw, who has no status in society and must wander the fringes of society
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Common in modern fiction • Quite different from the traditional hero • Traits of the Anti-hero: • Deprived of the rules and consequences of society • An outlaw, who has no status in society and must wander the fringes of society • Rejects values, rules, attitudes of society and political establishment • Seeks to establish his own rules and ethics • A failure; crude and sometimes stupid or dishonest • Angry ANTI-HERO
Humor from the dark side of life • Cynical, bitter, disillusioned, and morbid • We know it’s wrong, but it’s just still funny. Dark Humor