Al said: We know what you look like. You shouldn't have put
your picture on your website. If you set foot in Britain your
chances of survival are going to be pretty slim.
*************************** my only hope is that, in a case
of mistaken identity, my punishment is meted out to terrill
lankford instead of me.
then Al said: Anyway, doesn't heroism transcend
culture?
*************************** hmm... now that is a damn good
question! i don't know the answer to that. let me read up on
carl jung and get back to you. i'm kinda leaning toward your
definition of the hero as an archetype, but with the
additional stipulation that he's gotta carry some cultural
baggage. across the board, a hero is gonna be noble and do
good deeds and be brave, and i'm thinking he sorta lives by a
certain code of honor, but the definition of all these things
is malleable. clavell's _shogun_ comes to mind as far as an
example of cultural shock over the hero definition, but
that's sorta veering off-topic. on-topic, hardboiled is all
about redefining earlier hero definitions, isn't it? the big
thing about the hardboiled hero is that "tarnished" element.
he's been a bad boy, and he's not beyond being a bad boy
again, but he's still the hero.
Al continues: Quite apart from which, is Rebus anybody's idea
of a hero?
***************************
i'd say that without a doubt rebus is a hero. in the face of
countless adversities, rebus continues his fight for truth,
justice, and the american way... er, british way.
;-)
miker
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