LanceArmstrongAntiHero?JacobMontgomery

Period3

1. WhatisMs.Fettersclaim?

1.1. FettersissayingthatLanceArmstrongisnotallthatheismadeouttobe.Althoughhewaspracticallyacelebritybeforehewascaught,hedidnotdeservethefamethatwasassociatedwithhiswins.

2. WhatevidencedoesMs.Fettersoffertosupportherclaim?2.1. Fettersusesaccountsfromhisteammates,thatshowthathewasthreatening

themiftheyreportedhim,ordidntusewithhim.Hewasalsoresponsibleforthedefamationofafellowrider,Simeoni,whenhetriedtoreportArmstrongsdoctor.

3. Pulloutonepassagefromthearticlewithwhichyouagreeandexplainwhyyouagree3.1. Armstrongsstoryisasad,powerfultestamenttothefactthatthedifference

betweenavillainandanantiheroissometimesjustthatanantiherohasacompellingpointofviewthathisaudienceisallowedtosee.Iagreewiththispoint,becausethereareseveralinstanceswherewhenviewedfromadifferentperspective,manyantiheroeswouldbeconsideredstraightupvillains.However,becauseweexperiencetheirpointofviewaswell,webegintoseeasideofthemthatpointsmoretowardsbeinganantihero,insteadofavillain.

4. Pulloutonepassagefromthearticlewithwhichyoudisagreeandexplainwhyyoudisagree4.1. Buthesnonethelesssomethinglikeanantihero.Idisagreewiththisstatement,

asIdontthinkArmstrongisanantihero,Ithinkthatheissimplyavillain.5. IsLanceArmstronganantihero?

5.1. No,LanceArmstrongisnotanantihero,heisavillain.Notonlydidheuseillegalsubstancestoexceedhisowntalenttheseveralcyclingcompetitions,buthealsoledontheAmericanpeopleintosupportinghim,andtheviolatedtheirtrust.Heallowedhundredsofthousandsofpeopletofollowhim,practicallyidolizinghim,allwhilehewasdoingsomethingthatwasobviouslywrong,andheknewit.Thatisnotevenclosetoanantihero,thatisbehaviorthatavillainwouldhave.