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1. Howard Roarke (The Fountainhead) 1943 Novel 2. Stanley Kowalski (A Streetcar Named Desire) 1947 Play Just two that spring to mind. I'm sure a diligent per
by ebcode 10y ago
1. Howard Roarke (The Fountainhead) 1943 Novel
2. Stanley Kowalski (A Streetcar Named Desire) 1947 Play
Just two that spring to mind. I'm sure a diligent person could find plenty of other examples of rapist protagonists in 20th century literature.
- jnbiche 10y agoWow, just because a protagonist does something in a piece of literature or theater doesn't mean that the author, much less society, approves of the deed in question (rape, in this case), or considered the one responsible for the deed a "role model". I mean, didn't you read and discuss "Native Son" in high school? Do you think that the fact that its protagonist committed murder means that Richard Wright or society at the time approved of murder? And by the way, when "The Fountainhead" and "Streetcar Named Desire" came out, those rape scenes were just about as controversial as the publication of "Native Son".