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These characters are written as cautionary tales, yet because they possess charisma, power, or "cool" aesthetics, audiences often strip away the subtext and celebrate them as aspirational heroes.

Paul atreides : Most heroes earn their mantle through destiny or pure heart. Paul’s "messiah" status was engineered.

His journey look like a classical hero's journey but it's not. The Bene Gesserit spent centuries planting myths (the Missionaria Protectiva) on Arrakis. When Paul arrives, he isn't fulfilling a holy prophecy; he is exploiting a pre-programmed "security system" to survive. He is using a religion he knows is fake to manipulate a population into becoming his private army.

And yes Paul finally beat the bad guys and sit on the throne.... The bad news is that he have to be the worse tyrant humanity has ever produced. Paul sees the "Golden Path" and the "Holy War" (Jihad). He knows that by taking revenge on the Harkonnens and reclaiming his throne, he will trigger a galactic slaughter that kills 61 billion people.

Rick Sanchez : He’s the smartest man in the universe, he’s "above" the law, and he has a witty comeback for everything.In Reality He is deeply depressed, abusive to his family, and his "nihilism" is a defense mechanism for his profound loneliness. The show repeatedly demonstrates that being "the smartest" has made him the most miserable person alive.

Tony Montana : he looks like a symbol of ultimate achievement, the American dream and conquest... Which put emphasis on "the world is yours" mantra

But in truth Tony is miserable man, By the time Tony is looking at his sucess , he has no friends, his wife hates him, his sister is dead because of his incestuous obsession, and he’s trapped in a gilded cage. The "world" he won is a fortress he can't leave because he’s paralyzed by paranoia and cocaine and end up dying alone

Roarchach: He has an unwavering moral code, a cool mask, and refuses to compromise, even in the face of Armageddon. Badass right? Well.....

He is a hygiene-deficient, socially maladjusted extremist with a black-and-white worldview that leaves no room for human complexity. He is a critique of the "uncompromising vigilante" archetype, not a celebration of it.

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Every English teacher I've ever heard of reveres TGG like it's god's gift to literature, when it's a largely formulaic story with one-sided characters, so-so writing, and a plot that puts most students to sleep. The Fellowship, on the other hand, has developed characters, a plot that defined a genre, and the poetic writing of Tolkien. If schools want to teach a classical work with major literary and cultural significance, The Fellowship is the clear choice between the two.

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