Word: ubermann
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Deer Hunter he plays an American ubermann, an Eagle-Scout of sorts obsessed by the boy's-book values of self-reliance and will power. He's an American hero of camaraderie who withholds himself from the weakening influence of women at the margin of his life for pure commitmentto the mystic bond of men in the wilds. Never defiled by desire, he stays aloof, ordered, and self-possessed, triumphant in his wiry celibacy. He's Hemingway's man, and he's that Dearslayer from James Fenimore Cooper. He's one of the real men you see at the hangout...
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