In a lot of our books and short stories it has been fairly easy to categorize the protagonist by what heroic virtues they have or whether or not they are an antihero instead. Gregor is certainly an antihero, and so is Bartleby and a few other characters we've read about. In other modern media, though, some obvious heroes dominate the screen: the Hulk and his superhuman strength, Spiderman and his incredible spideryness, and Captain America and his superior morals and kickass shield.
However, I thought it would be interesting to categorize myself and I found it to be much more difficult. The first question I had to ask myself is whether I would judge myself as I truly am or myself as an imagined comic book superhero or something. Considering that I am quite unremarkable, I would definitely have to be an antihero in real life. I'm a bit smarter than the average Joe, and I'd like to think that I have a good set of personal morals, but neither my brains nor my heart are anything superhuman.
If I were an actual hero, I could see myself as a mental hero, kind of like Batman. Sure he's strong and a skilled fighter, but ultimately it's his gadgets, plans, and capacity to out-think any situation that make him an awesome hero. I could see myself doing the same, just fighting the occasional loiterer or litterer in McFarland rather than the crazed supervillains of Gotham City.
Who are You?
First off, I can definatly see you taking on a litter bug in McFarland which has officailly made my day, and secondly that was incredibly well thought out. I really liked how you looked for what you really are rather than what you wish you could be in a comic book, that was cool. I can't wait to see you out on the streets fighting crime on the back streets of McFarland!
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