AO: _3rd-f-leadership
Q: Dunkin
PAX: Punxsy, Pyro, Fuse Box, Posse
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
– The Reacher
– Addresses Lack of Purpose hole
– In books, he:
– Graduated from West Point
– Served in the Army as an MP
– Veteran of ‘83 Beirut bombing & Desert Storm
– Left before 9/11 & became a drifter
– Has no possessions
– No mortgage!
– Lives by his own idiosyncratic code
– Gives infinite flexibility
– Only has enough cash for his immediate needs
– Usually hitchhikes
– Goes into a small town & involuntarily gets inserted between good & bad guys
– Violently solves the problem
– Meets a lonely but hardworking woman
– Never leads her astray; always mentioning he’s a drifter
– Loves her too much to stay & ruin her
– Can’t stay on mission with a wife!
– Never has to workout
– Men love or hate him, but always admire him
– Women love or hate him, but always desire him
– Why are there so many Reacher novels/shows & its own genre?
– Clearly filling a need
– Fantasy anti-hero
– Exerts authority, but isn’t The Authority
– Allows him to render his version of justice faster with more finality
– Sad Clown loves Reacher for all purpose & no restraints
– SC is just the opposite – no purpose & all restraints
– None of us want to actually live like Reacher
– We just want a life of purpose
– But it’s easier to fantasize about being a hero than actually doing heroic stuff
