What Should Be Contained In Anti Hero Novels

By Frances Olson


Gone are the days when movies and novels had heroes and villains. Writers have brought into the light a character known as an anti-hero. These are a character that covers both the hero and the villain characters. These are a character who you hate to love and love to hate. The charisma is gritty, dark and moody. The novel points out what readers expect to read in anti hero novels.

As a writer, you should make the character dynamic. This means that you should not lean too much on only one side rather you should consider all manner of writing. For example, if the character is always in dull colors, they will appear as more of a villain than a hero. The personality should come off as deeply rooted. This will be able to support why they are at the time good and at times bad.

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.

They should have a secret vulnerability. This must be apart from that one person who has an effect on them that makes them seem like normal people. This vulnerability should be kept secret such that if it is ever revealed, it will devastate the charisma in question. However, you should have a counter action that can come into play in case the vulnerability is exposed.

The anti-hero must be selfish. This means that for every action they take, their aim ought to be achieving their personal goals. If something good comes about as a result of their actions, it will just be a by the way and would have happened quite unintentionally. This simply means the character should not care how their actions affect other people.

Your character should have a back story that molded them into how they turned out to be. In most cases, the event leading up to the outcome of this character is usually in the past. Something happened to them in the past, and they are willing to do anything to have revenge or to solve the mystery hanging over their heads.

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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