Post by giffelsjoan on Jan 4, 2011 12:45:53 GMT -5
Anti Heroes shouldn't be made out to be such evil villianous characters. In the beginning, their intentions are almost always good. They simply desire things like peace worldwide or saving the life of a loved one. Rarely are their beginning intentions harmful. Afterall, their title has the word "hero" in it for a reason. They are naive, however, to the amount power they may recieve, and because they go into their quest of peace, or whatver it may be, so blissfully unaware of the amount of change they can make, that they get sucked into it. Often times the anti heroes even become evil characters because they can't help but get addicted to the authority they have.
For example, Severus Snape in the Harry Potter epic comes off as cold, cunning, and evil. He even murders the brilliantly wise leader of the magical world and Harry's mentor, Albus Dumbledore. What readers do not know, and do not find out until the end is that Snape is secretly working for the good side, Harry's side, the whole time. It is revealed at the end of the series, the seventh book, that Snape was in love with Harry's mother when he was younger and has been working towards Harry's well-being since Harry was born. Snape and Dumbledore planned Dumbledore's murder in order to help Harry. And although Snape can be ruthlessly rude to Harry throughout the books, perhaps because the authority gets to his head, he proves himself a true hero at the end of the seventh book, when he reveals to Harry his love for his deceased mother, and his unwavering loyalty to Harry, therefore making him an Anti Hero.
For example, Severus Snape in the Harry Potter epic comes off as cold, cunning, and evil. He even murders the brilliantly wise leader of the magical world and Harry's mentor, Albus Dumbledore. What readers do not know, and do not find out until the end is that Snape is secretly working for the good side, Harry's side, the whole time. It is revealed at the end of the series, the seventh book, that Snape was in love with Harry's mother when he was younger and has been working towards Harry's well-being since Harry was born. Snape and Dumbledore planned Dumbledore's murder in order to help Harry. And although Snape can be ruthlessly rude to Harry throughout the books, perhaps because the authority gets to his head, he proves himself a true hero at the end of the seventh book, when he reveals to Harry his love for his deceased mother, and his unwavering loyalty to Harry, therefore making him an Anti Hero.