WHEN I SEE THE WOLF RIDE - INSIDE THE CHAPTERS -HOSTED BY MICHELE JACO An author friend of Jeff's told him people never get the symbolism in a book. So Jeff and Michele Jaco created the Inside the Chapters podcast, in which they discuss the symbolism and story elements Jeff used in writing the chapters. In this episode, they explore what drove Jeff to write the book and they share some of the true stories and events in his own life that made it into the final version of the first chapter.
In this episode, reviewing Chapter 2, I have to ask the question - Is Lee a hero, or an anti-hero? (Webster defines an antihero as “a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities.) We'll compare old movie heroes to modern movie heroes. Lee is really angry, and in Chapter 2 he defends a couple of the soldiers in his unit against some bigoted guys from another unit. Is that heroic? Most of us would feel Lee’s anger is justified, but is his anger righteous anger – or is it just an excuse to fight?