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Ironically, the hero of humble origins is itself a reaction to the previous noble hero. Fanatic-Templar Send a noteboard - 25/03/2010 11:04:01 PM
Protagonists used to be nobles so that the audience - those who were educated, wealthy enough to purchase books for leisure and had the time to read them - could relate to them better, just as today's heroes are from humble origins because the writers' target demographic turned to the far larger market as printing became cheaper and education more widespread.
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should the Dragon be a simple guy or noble born? - 25/03/2010 07:30:10 PM 1351 Views
Middle class suburbanite FTW *NM* - 25/03/2010 07:53:41 PM 296 Views
Re: should the Dragon be a simple guy or noble born? - 25/03/2010 08:11:28 PM 686 Views
Rand IS noble born ... he was raised simple. So both. *NM* - 25/03/2010 09:40:44 PM 294 Views
But wasn't Lews Therin also noble born? - 25/03/2010 09:58:20 PM 699 Views
It would be more interesting if he was a noble - 25/03/2010 10:03:57 PM 762 Views
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Re: It would be more interesting if he was a noble - 26/03/2010 01:55:35 PM 671 Views
Ironically, the hero of humble origins is itself a reaction to the previous noble hero. - 25/03/2010 11:04:01 PM 773 Views
Re: Ironically, the hero of humble origins is itself a reaction to the previous noble hero. - 26/03/2010 01:56:56 PM 623 Views
Frankly... - 26/03/2010 05:28:42 PM 648 Views
I'm thinking of a character similar to Beslan Mitsobar before his mother died - 26/03/2010 06:33:08 PM 610 Views
Batman. *NM* - 29/03/2010 07:05:20 PM 321 Views
Re: should the Dragon be a simple guy or noble born? - 25/03/2010 10:08:19 PM 638 Views
Re: should the Dragon be a simple guy or noble born? - 25/03/2010 10:09:40 PM 679 Views
When you say "should"... - 25/03/2010 10:16:01 PM 836 Views
I think he's simple because of the reasons you give for the nobility - 26/03/2010 01:17:39 AM 807 Views
Nicely said - 27/03/2010 07:50:00 AM 639 Views

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