A tragic hero is a hero that was born to be a noble. They heroic qualities since birth. The tragic part would be a supernatural force or a god-like force acting against him (cause how many heroines do you see). The hero has trouble against said forces and wins against them, making us like him. A good example would be Odysseus from the Odyssey.
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2nd question is - irony is because the readers would assume that the kid would be scared and the kidnappers would be okay with what they're doing. it was the opposite. the kid didn't want to go back home, and the kid nappers were annoyed with the kid.
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