Scott Pilgrim vs. Aeneas Heroes come from many different places. On one hand, they may come from a place like ancient Rome. On the other hand, they may come from a place that is more familiar, such as present-day Toronto. Though the Aeneid and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World are two completely different stories, comparisons can be made between the two main characters, Aeneas and Scott Pilgrim. The first point of comparison is the nature of the two heroes’ quests. When Troy is getting attacked by the Greeks, fallen soldier Hector comes to Aeneas in his dream to deliver a message: “Ai! Give up and go, child of the goddess,/Save yourself, out of these flames. The enemy/Holds the city walls, and from her height/Troy falls in ruin. Fatherland and
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This is neither Aeneas’ strong suit nor Scott Pilgrim’s at the beginning of their stories. When Troy is under attack, all Aeneas can think about is how he is going to fight the Greeks. His wife, Creusa, is forgotten in the chaos. When he finally goes back to look for her, she is not there. He realizes that she is dead and says, “Never would she be/Restored to us. Never did I look back/Or think to look for her, lost as she was,/Until we reached the funeral mound and shrine/Of venerable Ceres” (627-631). At the beginning of Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life, Scott is dating high school student Knives Chau. While Scott and Knives are at the library, Scott sees a girl, who we later learn is Ramona Flowers and is unable to stop thinking about her (O’Malley 38). Scott gathers more information about her at a party and finds out that she is a delivery girl for Amazon. He then orders a package and when Ramona delivers it he says, “Do you want to go out sometime? Do you—I think we should date” (O’Malley 74). The two gradually form a relationship while Scott is still dating Knives. Aeneas and Scott Pilgrim are similar in the fact that they do not always consider the feelings and wellbeing of the women in their lives, however, Aeneas is different because he returns for Creusa in the …show more content…
He knows that in order to complete his quest he must escape Troy as it is falling, but he refuses to leave without his father. When Aeneas comes to his rescue, he does not want to go with him at first, but then he sees a portent and says, “Omnipotent Jupiter, if my prayers affect you,/Look down upon us, that is all I ask,/If by devotion to the gods we earn it,/Grant us a new sign, and confirm this portent” (568-571). Just then, thunder cracks loudly and Anchises agrees to be carried out of Troy on his son’s back. Scott is technically not loyal to Knives or Ramona, considering he dates both of them at the same time. Although he is not the most loyal, he still fights for Ramona despite her baggage and does not give up when their first few encounters are extremely awkward. For example, he agrees to fight her first evil ex-boyfriend, Matthew Patel (O’Malley
This is neither Aeneas’ strong suit nor Scott Pilgrim’s at the beginning of their stories. When Troy is under attack, all Aeneas can think about is how he is going to fight the Greeks. His wife, Creusa, is forgotten in the chaos. When he finally goes back to look for her, she is not there. He realizes that she is dead and says, “Never would she be/Restored to us. Never did I look back/Or think to look for her, lost as she was,/Until we reached the funeral mound and shrine/Of venerable Ceres” (627-631). At the beginning of Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life, Scott is dating high school student Knives Chau. While Scott and Knives are at the library, Scott sees a girl, who we later learn is Ramona Flowers and is unable to stop thinking about her (O’Malley 38). Scott gathers more information about her at a party and finds out that she is a delivery girl for Amazon. He then orders a package and when Ramona delivers it he says, “Do you want to go out sometime? Do you—I think we should date” (O’Malley 74). The two gradually form a relationship while Scott is still dating Knives. Aeneas and Scott Pilgrim are similar in the fact that they do not always consider the feelings and wellbeing of the women in their lives, however, Aeneas is different because he returns for Creusa in the …show more content…
He knows that in order to complete his quest he must escape Troy as it is falling, but he refuses to leave without his father. When Aeneas comes to his rescue, he does not want to go with him at first, but then he sees a portent and says, “Omnipotent Jupiter, if my prayers affect you,/Look down upon us, that is all I ask,/If by devotion to the gods we earn it,/Grant us a new sign, and confirm this portent” (568-571). Just then, thunder cracks loudly and Anchises agrees to be carried out of Troy on his son’s back. Scott is technically not loyal to Knives or Ramona, considering he dates both of them at the same time. Although he is not the most loyal, he still fights for Ramona despite her baggage and does not give up when their first few encounters are extremely awkward. For example, he agrees to fight her first evil ex-boyfriend, Matthew Patel (O’Malley