Over the centuries, the concept of a hero has changed immensely. Scott LaBarge, ethics professor at Santa Clara University, said that the Greeks thought “a hero was a mortal who had done something so far beyond the normal scope of human experience that… he deserved worship like that due the gods.” Now, heroes are anything from firefighters to war heroes, when previously they were warriors and kings. Beowulf, an epic hero of the sixth century, is unquestionably different in comparison to his counterpart, Katniss Everdeen, Hemingway and epic heroine of The Hunger Games. An epic hero completes noble and brave deeds but also appreciates being rewarded for his/her actions. A Hemingway hero is someone who follows the ideals of courage and endurance
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In Beowulf, Pagan values greatly impacted the society, but some Christian values influenced them, too. On the contrary, the characters in The Hunger Games were more introduced to the Christian religion as opposed to Pagan values. Pagan thoughts such as wyrd, also known as fate, ship burial and cremation, using special swords, greed, and boasting were common in Beowulf. The Hunger Games focused on the number twelve. The twelve in The Bible symbolizes government, the number of Israeli tribes, and the number of disciples. In The Hunger Games, there are twelve districts, symbolizing the need for a more organized government in Panem. Also, the tributes from the districts came two by two, one boy and one girl, from each district, just like the animals on the Noah’s Ark. One major Pagan value in The Hunger Games is greed. Greed, however, is also one of the seven deadly sins. The Capitol exhibits this sin because the citizens constantly want the next best product or idea, and they want as much material goods as they can attain. President Snow is extremely greedy on account of his craving for power, and he uses the Games as a way to obtain this power. He can also symbolize the Devil because he brainwashes people into doing things they should not and then makes them believe that what they are doing is acceptable. The spread of Christianity throughout more …show more content…
Beowulf, like several other heroes of his time, was a male, but Katniss is a female. Beowulf was a hero in a time when people expected women to be royalty or provide for their families. Peers did not anticipate women to do anything out of the ordinary, such as help in war efforts or become heroes. Katniss became a hero in a society where supposedly every man and woman would work for their living, unless chosen for the Games. Being chosen for the Games meant they would fight for their life, and if they won, receive many rewards to congratulate them. Most of the time, the victors of the Games were not heroes because President Snow would not allow it. He wanted himself to be the only “hero” in Panem giving him full control. The prevalence of women being viewed as heroes progressed over time from a few major historical events. The largest of these events were Women’s Suffrage and the World Wars. Since the beginning of mankind, the community viewed women as less and treated them unequally in comparison to men. When the right to vote was given to African American men, women strived even harder to gain their equal rights. The Women’s Suffrage Movement that started in the late 19th century gave women their right to vote in 1920. Another shift occurred when deployed men left their normal jobs during the World Wars. Women needed to provide for their children. In addition to this,
In Beowulf, Pagan values greatly impacted the society, but some Christian values influenced them, too. On the contrary, the characters in The Hunger Games were more introduced to the Christian religion as opposed to Pagan values. Pagan thoughts such as wyrd, also known as fate, ship burial and cremation, using special swords, greed, and boasting were common in Beowulf. The Hunger Games focused on the number twelve. The twelve in The Bible symbolizes government, the number of Israeli tribes, and the number of disciples. In The Hunger Games, there are twelve districts, symbolizing the need for a more organized government in Panem. Also, the tributes from the districts came two by two, one boy and one girl, from each district, just like the animals on the Noah’s Ark. One major Pagan value in The Hunger Games is greed. Greed, however, is also one of the seven deadly sins. The Capitol exhibits this sin because the citizens constantly want the next best product or idea, and they want as much material goods as they can attain. President Snow is extremely greedy on account of his craving for power, and he uses the Games as a way to obtain this power. He can also symbolize the Devil because he brainwashes people into doing things they should not and then makes them believe that what they are doing is acceptable. The spread of Christianity throughout more …show more content…
Beowulf, like several other heroes of his time, was a male, but Katniss is a female. Beowulf was a hero in a time when people expected women to be royalty or provide for their families. Peers did not anticipate women to do anything out of the ordinary, such as help in war efforts or become heroes. Katniss became a hero in a society where supposedly every man and woman would work for their living, unless chosen for the Games. Being chosen for the Games meant they would fight for their life, and if they won, receive many rewards to congratulate them. Most of the time, the victors of the Games were not heroes because President Snow would not allow it. He wanted himself to be the only “hero” in Panem giving him full control. The prevalence of women being viewed as heroes progressed over time from a few major historical events. The largest of these events were Women’s Suffrage and the World Wars. Since the beginning of mankind, the community viewed women as less and treated them unequally in comparison to men. When the right to vote was given to African American men, women strived even harder to gain their equal rights. The Women’s Suffrage Movement that started in the late 19th century gave women their right to vote in 1920. Another shift occurred when deployed men left their normal jobs during the World Wars. Women needed to provide for their children. In addition to this,