Comparing Heroes In The Odyssey And Jake Olsen

Realistic and Fictional heroes have portrayed the literary standard of what a hero is supposed to be. Each genre shares great comparison to one another describing the characteristics of a hero. They each share positive characteristics that provide an interpretation of strength and intelligence but also share negative characteristics such as a dwelling past or a sickness that they could not overcome. Even with these great comparisons, realistic and conventional hero's personality and journey towards heroic power differ. The stories of The Odyssey and Jake Olsen provide an example of how heroic stories could differ. Odysseus and Olsen both have weaknesses but the way those weaknesses are not portrayed the same. Each genre has similar characteristics but their ways of portraying those characteristics are different. Heroic books and stories such as the Odysseus and the story of Jake …show more content…
How the stories differ in genre is if the story ever goes outside those characteristics. For example, in the narrative story "The Odyssey", the hero of the the story, Odysseus, is portrayed to have a very respectful and wise demeanor. Throughout the story his character sticks to those characteristics and never opposes them. In the realistic story "Thursdays with Morris", the hero, Morris, is also portrayed as being respectful and wise. What is different about how Morris and Odysseus are portrayed in the story is that Morris' character sometimes opposes his overall characteristics. For example, at one scene of the story Morris was seen getting a back massage, something that portrays him as weak and dependent. This however still feeds onto the story. If this scene was put in the story of "The Odyssey," it would most likely mess up the story's plot, but since this scene was put in a realistic form of literature it didn't affect the overall perception of the