“Jason Bourne is Dead.”

Abstract

The paper discusses the hero of The Bourne Series under the theoretical perspective of Frederic Jameson’s notion of the death of the subject to show that even the fabled hero of the espionage saga is a subject whose existence is over. The paper, using textual analysis as its method, discusses that the hero has been created in the laboratory and is only one of many similar creations of the mother program. The hero attempts to show his uniqueness and stamp his individuality on things by seeking revenge and by taking on the powers that be but these attempts fail to accord him any individuality. Bourne realizes the futility of his struggle and gives up his attempts and adopts anonymity. The study also shows that Jason Bourne has only surfaces and lacks any true identity.