Steve Rogers, or Captain America, is a superhero from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He got his powers from a super soldier serum administered to him by Dr. Abraham Erskine in the 1940’s. The serum gave him super strength and other enhanced abilities allowing him to become the optimal soldier during World War II. Steve Rogers is like an epic hero in many ways. He has superhuman abilities, he is on a quest, and he is a strong and responsible leader.
The first way Captain Rogers is like an epic hero is that he has super human abilities. In the Odyssey, Odysseus is able to string the bow when no one else can. This is an example of how his abilities are superior to others’. Captain Rogers also has superhuman abilities. He is given a super soldier serum that changes him from being a very small person with below average strength and a wide variety of health issues to a massive man with super strength and a perfect immune system. Odysseus’s abilities and Captain Rogers abilities are both alike and different. They are alike in that they can both do things that others can't but they are different in that Odysseus’s abilities are natural and Captain Rogers’ are man-made. …show more content…
In the Odyssey, Odysseus is on a quest to return back home to his wife and son in Ithaca. He encounters many difficulties along the way but overall he does accomplish his goal in the end. Captain Rogers is on a quest as well. In the movie Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain Rogers is on a mission to take down the rouge Nazi science division, Hydra, and rescue his best friend, James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes. This quest is accomplished with the help of The Howling Commandos which was the team that Captain Rogers led on missions to take down Hydra bases. Both characters, have their own reasons for going on their quests but in the end they both succeed and make for a great
The first way Captain Rogers is like an epic hero is that he has super human abilities. In the Odyssey, Odysseus is able to string the bow when no one else can. This is an example of how his abilities are superior to others’. Captain Rogers also has superhuman abilities. He is given a super soldier serum that changes him from being a very small person with below average strength and a wide variety of health issues to a massive man with super strength and a perfect immune system. Odysseus’s abilities and Captain Rogers abilities are both alike and different. They are alike in that they can both do things that others can't but they are different in that Odysseus’s abilities are natural and Captain Rogers’ are man-made. …show more content…
In the Odyssey, Odysseus is on a quest to return back home to his wife and son in Ithaca. He encounters many difficulties along the way but overall he does accomplish his goal in the end. Captain Rogers is on a quest as well. In the movie Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain Rogers is on a mission to take down the rouge Nazi science division, Hydra, and rescue his best friend, James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes. This quest is accomplished with the help of The Howling Commandos which was the team that Captain Rogers led on missions to take down Hydra bases. Both characters, have their own reasons for going on their quests but in the end they both succeed and make for a great