Zedsdead answers “Hiro Protagonist, really? Should I be...”

Sam asked this question about Snow Crash:

Hiro Protagonist, really? Should I be worried about the startling lack of imagination this displays?

Zedsdead The name doesn't represent a lack of imagination on the part of the author. Rather, it is deliberately adopted by a character as a form of quirky mark…moreThe name doesn't represent a lack of imagination on the part of the author. Rather, it is deliberately adopted by a character as a form of quirky marketing.

Honestly the name Hiro Protagonist and the fact that he's ostensibly a "pizza delivery boy" both worried me too before I read the book, but in the context of the story they actually do make sense. Not to worry!(less)

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