Anti-romance

Anti-romance

An anti-romance, sometimes referred to as a satire, is a type of story characterized by having an apathetic or self-doubting anti-hero cast as the protagonist, who fails in the object of his journey or struggle. Most anti-romances take place in urban settings, and frequently feature insanity, depression, and the meaning of reality as major themes. An anti-romance is the antithesis of a romance.

Major anti-romances

J. D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" is probably the most famous and successful anti-romance, though there are many others, including Thomas Pynchon's "The Crying of Lot 49", "Araby" by James Joyce and Joseph Heller's "Catch-22".


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