Waht do you think of how "loners" are portrayed in books and other media?

[dixiegrrrrl]

I was thinking of the literary character of a "loner" and how they are portrayed.
Very common is the " white knight", the " loner hero" type.
Lee Child being the most recent to develop such a character in his many Jack Reacher novels.
( which I have read and liked, in a mental popcorn sort of way)

[rrneck]

1. Loners in movies and TV

are frequently serial killers or at least social failures.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Gives me something to aspire to.

Always nice to have a goal in life, I say.

[rrneck]

4. Kevin Spacey

certainly had flair in se7en.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. See what happens when you don't do enough group think?????

[rrneck]

8. He was sure as hell outside the box.

I read somewhere that loner sociopaths are just failed joiners. If I can find the book I'll add it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1569245134/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1328039531&sr=8-1

Party of One: The Loners' Manifesto

[zbdent]

5. I was a loner, growing up as a kid

(nose in a book in the corner).

It didn't dawn on me until I was in my 40s that I could have grabbed a gun and taken care of some of my "problems" ... I'd probably be out of prison by now ...

[rrneck]

6. Funny how people who would just like to be left alone

frequently get accused of wanting to mess with others.

[bemildred]

3. Mostly clueless, with a touch of paranoia mixed in.

You know, the "demented loner" meme which litters the movies and cheap fiction.

[Trunk Monkey]

9. Honestly, I really don't give a damn what the rest of the world thinks NT