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__Reflection__ Robert Brustein described the new American hero as one who is inarticulate and he says that Stanley reinvented this new hero. Brustein says that this new hero doesn't try and change his conditions, “he exults in them. . . his intelligence is mostly animal cunning and his power of speech mostly limited to expressing basic desires.” This new American hero is one that is a part of our world today. Homer Simpson, from one of the most popular cartoons ever on TV, is similar to Stanley Kowalski, and we as an American society celebrate this character. We enjoy watching his actions and we even find it funny. We have accepted this new kind of hero, and it is a hero that does not solve problems.

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