The classical definition of a tragic hero (yerrr, "hero" of
course) is a great man with a single tragic character flaw
which leads to his destruction. I don't really see that as an
unarguable description of the noir protagonist, where that
balance of strength and weakness may be reversed. And of
course nobody should apologize about reintroducing this
argument, it's always fun and never resolved.
Oh - and cats can be as hb as you like, for crying out loud!
I mean, I used to own one which killed mice by throwing them
up against the sides of the bathtub until they died in bloody
agony. Pure Sin City stuff.
Oh - and
> Just by being Canadian, one becomes noir?
only when unwashed. Most of the time we're just rather amused
and superior, though we're too polite to let you know that.
Also very hardboiled. Anybody else on the list ever skritched
a tiger under the chin?
Happy Sunday!
Marianne
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