Mitch Rapp's Search For Vengeance In American Assassin

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Memories define a person. They make up what we are and who we are, and without them we are just a shell of a person because without memories, you are missing what makes you your own person. In the book American Assassin, Mitch makes use of his brilliant mind and awe-inspiring physical talent to save Hurley and Richard from their multitude of adversaries and succeeds in redressing the difficult situation. In the book Inferno, Robert awakes in a hospital to discover that he has been shot and is suffering from extreme amnesia. To make matters worse, various governmental organizations are hunting him. This journal will analyze the astounding importance of Mitch Rapp’s search for vengeance in American Assassin, Robert’s search for his memories in …show more content…

“You seem like just the kind of crazy asshole that would volunteer for a mission like this” (Flynn 454). A special agent articulates this when speaking with Mitch about a suicide mission to potentially save Hurley and Richard. Mitch Rapp’s search for his friends and allies means so much to him that he is willing to go on an extraordinarily dangerous mission in an attempt to save his friends. This search engulfs his thoughts and actions and pushes him to make decisions that risk his life and lack authorization by his handlers. Furthermore, Mitch never backs down from a fight, and this search for his comrades cements this claim, as he is willing to die for this search. The pursuit also means so much to Rapp because it involves saving his mentor as well as his friend Richard who perishes despite his Mitch’s efforts. Rapp is with these people constantly, and they have wrought him into an urbane-barbaric-killer☺ (hyphenated modifier). Moreover, this search means such a great deal to Mitch because he is selfless. Mitch is willing to go through a great deal of risk to save his friends. Rapp would not be able to live with himself if he does not go on the search. This is due to the fact that he would not be able to handle the truth of leaving his friends to die without even attempting to save them. As surmised from the quote, Mitch needs this search because without it, he would not be able to live with himself as he never backs down from a fight and Hurley and Richard mean a great deal to

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