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Yes he is. He admits his failings though to the point of being proud of them.

A is another one as well. He admits his obsessions but then in the long speach about his wants you do start to feel pity for him.

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For me the classic Anti-Hero is Hippolytus - he is a total pig, and yet we find ourselves sympathising with him to a degree - because as he points out, he is honest about how he is...

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I have to agree with Jess, though I guess the closest to a hero(ine) in Kanes work would be Strope, though even she had her dark moments.

As for hero's in the modern world. Well Yes and no. Most writers avoid Hero's. Though many embrace the Anti Hero, the avaridege Mr Smith who suddely is in a situation and copes, barly. I think that really the Hero dose have a place though more often the Hero has to be the person we know we are surpassing themselves.

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All the characters could, in their own way, be considered both 'heroes' and 'villains'. Sarah deliberately avoided the one-dimensionality of creating 'good' or 'bad' characters; they all do both good and bad, as do the characters of Phaedra's Love and Cleansed.

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I am doing an essay on Blasted and have to discuss the concept of 'hero.' Does it have any place in the drama of the modern world? In particular, I am looking at the soldier as the hero figure. The way in which he diminishes the classic ideal of what a soldier should stand for. Or is Cate a hero in her own right? Coping with rape, torture and violence in civil war. Whatever you comments I would love to hear them, I'm sure anything will be a great help!!!

xxx Laura xxx

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