What Should Be Read In Anti Hero Novels

By Frances Olson


There are two sides to every story. There always are the good guys and the bad guys. As time has passed, these two characters have been able to merge into one. This is a lot more interesting compared to the classic hero and villain story. It is also advantageous when made into a movie as you will pay one character instead of two. The article elaborates on what people expect to read in anti hero novels.

First off, an anti-hero needs to be deep-rooted. This means they are equally good and bad. So you should not lean to making them appear as more of a villain or a hero would be dynamic in order to cover both sides. The character is supposed to have feelings too of doing both good and evil in order to achieve the anti-hero aspect.

Unlike a hero or villain, an anti-hero is human. A villain is a pure evil while a hero is all good. An anti-hero, however, is more relatable to the readers as they have the characteristics of a flawed human being. They are able to be angry, cowardly, greedy, charitable, noble among many other traits. As a person reads, they will be able to put themselves in such situations.

No one is perfect. Everyone, no matter who they are or how important they have a weakness or a vulnerability. This means that there is something or a number of things that can gravely affect them if it were ever to occur. You should make a point of making this aspect to remain mysterious as long as you can. It also should be something other than a person they are attracted to.

Your character should be driven to act for their own selfish reasons. The character should be on a mission to gain something that is beneficial only to them. The positive impact on the rest of the world should just be a byproduct of their own personal agenda. In short, the charisma ought to be care free of how their actions impact others.

There is always an explanation as to why people are the way they are. Therefore, before you put your character into play, you should have a back story. This story ought to be an explanation of why they act the way they do and why they react to things the way they do. This past should make them be on a mission of trying to solve a mystery or avenge something that happened to them.

A villain does not care if they are breaking the law or not. A hero tends to abide by all the rules and make sure they break none. An anti-hero, however, is totally different. They may have no respect for the regulations of other people, but they have codes and principals that they follow and would not break them easily.

The perfect anti-hero must be able to bring out different reactions in the reader. One that is always supported by the reader is alright but is not always great. An anti-hero should always have a gritty character. As much as they do evil, they are also good half of the time.




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