According to your reading, a traditional literary hero is most often a. a big, strong warrior b. someone with magical or superhuman powers c. someone who goes unnoticed at first; someone who hasn’t shown a lot of promise before the story begins d. someone who everyone in the town looks up to

a, overstatement is the answer

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.