It is easy to be a hero when you're Harry Potter. You might be scared out of your mind, but in your heart of hearts you know you're a good guy. You know that good is what you do, and you know that evil is something you can overcome.
I'm not sure this is accurate. Harry's got issues of his own to deal with, and yes, he's the hero of the series, but he's done some idiotic things. I don't think he knows he's a good guy. He's just doing his damndest *not* to become what the other guy is. The other guy who, incidentally, had a very similar upbringing and background.
Now, you of all people know I love the antiheroes, but I think you might be oversimplifying just a bit. Edmond Dantès is fascinating not only because he's acting for vengeance, but because he's completely convinced himself that he's acting in the name of justice and the higher good. If you asked him, it's not because he wants revenge. It's because he deserves justice for what happened to him.
And I actually very much liked Ned Stark. I was certain he was going to die from the get-go, but I still sniffled lots when he did. And Robb caught me completely off-guard.
The perfect heroes don't interest me. That much is certain. But I think you might be limiting your criteria somewhat.
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Date: 2006-06-15 11:22 pm (UTC)I'm not sure this is accurate. Harry's got issues of his own to deal with, and yes, he's the hero of the series, but he's done some idiotic things. I don't think he knows he's a good guy. He's just doing his damndest *not* to become what the other guy is. The other guy who, incidentally, had a very similar upbringing and background.
Now, you of all people know I love the antiheroes, but I think you might be oversimplifying just a bit. Edmond Dantès is fascinating not only because he's acting for vengeance, but because he's completely convinced himself that he's acting in the name of justice and the higher good. If you asked him, it's not because he wants revenge. It's because he deserves justice for what happened to him.
And I actually very much liked Ned Stark. I was certain he was going to die from the get-go, but I still sniffled lots when he did. And Robb caught me completely off-guard.
The perfect heroes don't interest me. That much is certain. But I think you might be limiting your criteria somewhat.