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Anti-Heroism Bloom, Leopold his ineffectual wandering about Dublin is contrasted with Ulysses’ epic adventures. [Irish Lit.: James Joyce Ulysses in Magill I, 1040] . Swiss officer prefers eating chocolates and making love to fighting. [Br. Drama: Shaw Arms and the Man in Benét, 51] bumbling boy with low self-esteem. [Comics: “Peanuts” in Horn, 542–543] his every move denies all things heroic. [Am. Lit.: The Sot-Weed Factor] materially successful car dealer whose only friend is his dog. [Am. Lit.: Breakfast of Champions] the 20th-century indifferent man to whom things happen because he allows them to. [Fr. Lit.: Camus The Stranger in Weiss, 445] unemployed heir who spends day buying drinks for volunteer firemen. [Am. Lit.: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater] semi-literate, tough-talking private eye; lacks culture. [Am. Lit.: The Maltese Falcon] |
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| ``Splinter Cell: Double Agent'' takes the legendary Sam Fisher and puts him in uncharted territory -- the world of anti-heroism. |
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