Who are some of our tragic heroes in American literature?

Answer by  patti (29325)

Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman," (Miller); As a troubled teen, Holden Caulfield in "Catcher in the Rye" (Salinger) fits the bill. Jay Gatsby, "The Great Gatsby" (Fitzgerald); Robert Cohn, "The Sun Also Rises," (Hemingway); George, "Of Mice and Men," (Steinbeck); Captain Ahab, "Moby Dick," Melville; Tom Joad, "Grapes of Wrath," Steinbeck

Answer by  jennylongshot (279)

Williy Loman, the lead in Death of a Salesmen, is an excellent example of a tragic hero. Blanche DuBois from A Streetcar Named Desire is as well.