Transgressive Hero

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Throughout the advent of television programs, television shows have traditionally displayed immeasurable acts of violence and copious amounts of drug usage, viewed through the antagonist’s experience. In addition, the audience draws a firm line between the difference of what is morally corrupt and something that is morally just and right. In the article “Sometimes We Like Them Good, Sometimes We Want Them Nasty,” the author Philip J. Hohle, suggest that “the efficacy of the transgressive hero is more important than their morality” (Hohle 81). This challenges the transgressive hero through idiosyncratic behavior released from their confined “heroic” expectations. This opens up White’s ability and capacity to pursue his newfound vocation as