Examining the Protagonist, Clive, in The Alternative Hero

The main character of this novel is Clive Beresford. He is a writer of a famous music magazine, which is what he circulates throughout his life: music. I began listening to music since my teens, I was absorbed in the band "The Thief Magpie". "But these thieves sound bad, let's go to a record shop right now" (Thorton 28). Since then, Clive is addicted to the band and writes reviews for them. He especially liked the lead singer Rance Webster and one night he spoke to the audience with a concert and left the band.

Anti Hero: The protagonist of the story does not have the qualities normally given to traditional heroes or heroines. Anti-heroes are the hero, whose failure is usually used to make him or her human and to convey information about the reality of human existence. Prototype: "A kind of resonance or mythological importance that is found in different cultures and different historical periods, whether it is personality, place or situation" (Mickics 24). Prototypes differ from fables because they tend to refer to wider or more general (often called "stocks") character types, emotional nodes, and literary practices. Focusing on the prototype means that the reader is able to create a "universal truth" that writers can make about life, society, human interaction etc. based on what other writers and cultural participants say to them I can help you decide.

There are many kinds of hero. Some are related and others are easy to identify. Other people are constantly struggling and it is easy to sympathize. A typical protagonist is an "epic hero", a character with impressive qualities to complete a wonderful action. This course will help students identify and understand magnificent heroes in literature. The Greeks first defined a hero known as a magnificent hero. Those tragic heroes have to evoke a heroic sense to the audience through the legendary and wonderful legend. The magnificent hero must be a man, and his wealth is brought about by his own enviable character. Many famous Greek epics like Odyssey and Iliad contain these heroes beyond their life and their behavior. King Arthur, Beowulf, Siegfried, Gilgamesh, and Lama are examples of spectacular heroes

Epic heroes and romantic heroes are often heroes of literary works. Epic heroes come from history, myths, or legends. Even though his life is among humans, he is often in some way associated with God (or even the son of God like Zeus). Epic heroes do not have the power of God, but be aware that they are wiser, brave, and more powerful than ordinary people. This epic hero is usually in exploration or travel, where he will face trials and opponents, changing him in a way that reflects the social ethics and values ​​from which he derives. Examples of magnificent heroes are Achilles, Perseus, Hercules, Odysseus, Beowulf.