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    The document discusses how The Spy Who Came in From the Cold differs from typical spy novels of the time which usually featured stereotypical James Bond-like protagonists. Unlike those novels, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold strives to portray the true nature of being a spy by focusing on a protagonist, named Smiley, who lacks the flashy personality traits of James Bond and is described as being discreet to the point of self-erasure.

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    The document discusses how The Spy Who Came in From the Cold differs from typical spy novels of the time which usually featured stereotypical James Bond-like protagonists. Unlike those novels, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold strives to portray the true nature of being a spy by focusing on a protagonist, named Smiley, who lacks the flashy personality traits of James Bond and is described as being discreet to the point of self-erasure.

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    Introduction: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold is unlike any other spy novel that has

    come before it because it veers away from the stereotypical James Bond like protangonists and really shows the true nature of being a spy. 1. stereotypical James Bond (The anti James Bond http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/12/the-anti-james-bond/8708/) a. Unlike Bond, Smiley drops no one-liners, romances no tarot-card readers, roars no
    speedboats through the Bayou is discreet to the point of self-erasure.

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