What is a bandit or an outlaw? Well, most of us would have associated these words as having negative connotations, but then, as discussed in the lecture, Robin Hood is maybe the most famous and popular outlaw character in modern culture. How famous is Robin Hood? Well, google.co.uk says that Robin Hood has roughly 1.5 million pages worth of famous. Another outlaw Jesse James, who was also discussed in the lecture has nearly as many websites as Robin Hood.
It seems therefore that although the words 'bandit' and 'outlaw' have negative connotations, certain characters that could be described as a 'bandit' or an 'outlaw' seem to take on almost an anti-hero status. In my opinion, there are very few, if any of these types of people in real life that would take on the life of a criminal for the greater good of the people. Maybe it's just people's attraction to the notion that there exists a 'good guy' that does things his own way. Whether or not this is a real person though, or has ever been a real person is a different matter entirely.
It seems therefore that although the words 'bandit' and 'outlaw' have negative connotations, certain characters that could be described as a 'bandit' or an 'outlaw' seem to take on almost an anti-hero status. In my opinion, there are very few, if any of these types of people in real life that would take on the life of a criminal for the greater good of the people. Maybe it's just people's attraction to the notion that there exists a 'good guy' that does things his own way. Whether or not this is a real person though, or has ever been a real person is a different matter entirely.
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