Conclusion

Abstract

This book has analyzed a selection of anti-heroic figures from 1960s novels in order to achieve a range of objectives. By starting with an introductory chapter that sets out the reasons and theoretical frame-work behind the study, then dedicating one chapter apiece to examin-ing incarnations of the capitalist, the cowboy, and the Christlike figure, I hope to have proved that the anti-heroic can be seen as an integral part of the rebellion of the 1960s counterculture. Such a wealth of evidence supports the notion that the anti-hero should be ranked in importance alongside other developments in literature such as metafiction and surfiction, and cultural events such as the Hippies and the anti-Vietnam movement.