There is a need, now more than ever, for heroes that portray traits that are noble and courageous. Heroes are just like each of us, so they are important to society because they show each of us our possibilities. LaBarge summarizes this best when he explains that, “True, the false steps and frailties of heroic people make them more like us, and since most of us are not particularly heroic, that may seem to reduce the heroes’ stature. But this dynamic pulls in the other direction as well: these magnificent spirits, these noble souls, amazingly, they are like us, they are human too. And perhaps, then, what was possible for them is possible for us.”
There is a need, now more than ever, for heroes that portray traits that are noble and courageous. Heroes are just like each of us, so they are important to society because they show each of us our possibilities. LaBarge summarizes this best when he explains that, “True, the false steps and frailties of heroic people make them more like us, and since most of us are not particularly heroic, that may seem to reduce the heroes’ stature. But this dynamic pulls in the other direction as well: these magnificent spirits, these noble souls, amazingly, they are like us, they are human too. And perhaps, then, what was possible for them is possible for us.”