An antihero
is a fictional character who lacks
conventional heroic qualities. He is a mix between a hero and a villain. He is
a usually deeply flawed
bad extremely complex person who may have noble intentions but uses violence and other questionable methods to achieve his goal.
The “monster”
created by Victor Frankensein (a scientist) in the novel written by Mary Shelley
(1818) may be considered as
an anti-hero for several reasons:
First, as
the picture at the top indicates, his goal is to be accepted by others, to fit in, to become a member
of human society and to be loved. Even though he looks scary because his face is full of scars, he
is nevertheless a kind,
gentle, sensitive
person. The little girl in the second picture is not afraid of him; she is unprejudiced unlike the adults who reject the
creature because of his
horrible physical appearance. These personality traits show that like many
other anti heroes, he has qualities which make him human.
On the other hand, he seems to have a split personality. He gradually becomes more and more violent and doesn’t
not hesitate to murder innocent people to reach his goal. Indeed, he wants to take revenge on his creator, Victor
Frankenstein who abandoned him after giving life to him. For instance, we can see him carrying the dead body
of a young woman who is in fact Victor’s fiancée. This ruthless killing turns him into a real
monster.
Despite his redeeming
qualities, he is also a villain. Consequently, he can be called an anti-hero but we can’t help feeling sorry for him.
He reminds me of a modern-day antihero called Dexter who is a nice,
shy, kind man working for the police in the day-time. However, at night, he turns into a merciless serial killer whose goal is to get rid of those who
have escaped justice. His actions are unethical (you must not take the law into your own hands) and yet we can’t help rooting for him.
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