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Antiheroes are the protagonists that do not have hero-like qualities and characteristics, such as Gregor Samsa in The Metamorphosis and Isa in “American School”. After much analyzing, these two characters can be understood as antiheros.
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The Pathetic Gregor and Isa Does every story need a hero? Not necessarily, but every story does need a leading character. But does that make him or her they hero of the story? Not precisely. Many leading characters do not possess heroic qualities, therefore they are called antiheros. Antiheroes are the protagonists that do not have hero-like qualities and characteristics, such as Gregor Samsa in The Metamorphosis and Isa in "American School". After much analyzing, these two characters can be understood as antiheros. Who are antiheroes? An antihero, according to the literacy glossary on Norton's website, is a leading character who does not possess typical hero-like and tends to be an ordinary, or even less than, average person. An antihero can be any leading characters, where race, gender, and even social status are not taken into consideration. The characteristics of antiheroes are defined by Webster's Online Dictionary by "lacking...
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