Blog #1

Olivia Pope leads a specialized team which were known as "The Fixers". Olivia is an anti-hero because of her connections to handling the upmost secretive tasks and misconduct within the White House, and her personal life. Olivia gets herself caught up in a situation with her somewhat misleading the President of the United States, while engaging in another man. Luck and watching your every move is the equivalence to being careful is what Olivia Pope and Ichabod Crane, the anti-hero from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, have in common.

 

Ichabod Crane fell deeply in love with Katrina Van Tassel, a young lady who is fortunate enough to come from money. Identically Olivia Pope fell in love with the President of the United States who's great affection is shown in the picture below.  

 

 

Being the woman everyone comes to, to "Fix" his or her problems comes with a high expectation of not only getting the job done but also pleasing certain authorities. Olivia falling for the President shows or gives stimulating questions as to how she wants to get the job done or is she just in it for its incredible connections which makes her want to love?

 

Olivia Pope and Ichabod Crane were both attracted to very fortunate lovers. Not making it seem as if that was all they were after. Being sneaky but efficient were characteristics the both Olivia and Ichabod shared. Ichabod was only after  Katrina's money, well her dads money. Olivia shared personal secrets in depth, and gave her trust and loyalty to the President, but always made her actions clear.

 

The "Fixers" mentality wise is another similarity to Ichabod Crane shares with Olivia Pope. Being all about their work but open to love, sort of being self-centered symbolizes why they are anti-heroes.

 

  Olivia Pope and Ichabod Crane are not your typical anti-heroes. They don't give the expected moral codes as a regular hero would, but along with that they provide key attributes as to being trust worthy and letting people know their dependable no matter what. Olivia Pope gives excellent help to fixing peoples problems and Ichabod Crane is an honorable teacher. These characters are not traditional heroes but are not evil either, which considers them to be anti-heroes.