Nontas Groumousas English 102 2 February 2001 Professor Nelson Sammy: Hero or Anti-Hero There are two types of heroes and anti-heroes. A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life is a hero, such as Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln and Jesus. A main character in a dramatic or narrative work that is characterized by a lack of traditional heroic qualities, such …showed first 75 words of 561 total…

…showed last 75 words of 561 total…hockey after being out for 3 ½ years. Young Sammy is bewildered about his destiny. It is a forgone conclusion that Sammy is a hero, but the question is “what type”. Although Sammy has a heroic trait courage, it seems to me that Sammy is an anti-hero, because he is ordinary, directionless and perplexed person. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Work Cited Updike, John. “A&P”. Literature. Ed. X.J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia. New York: New York N.Y., 2000. 12-17