Hector Nobel Peace Prize Analysis

The Nobel Peace prize, according to Alfred Nobel’s will, awards people who "shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." In The Iliad by Homer there are many characters who are not deserving of anything and all they do is fight for glory and think about themselves. Hector is the leader of the Trojans and is their strongest warrior and he chooses to fight for his family and community over himself. Although, Hector may not resemble all of the criteria for a Nobel Peace Prize, he resembles the criteria the most. Hector should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because he is a leader, a man of the family, and a teacher, but just like every other warrior, he also has his weaknesses. Hector should be awarded a Nobel Peace …show more content…
Hector’s time has come and is about to be killed by the mightiest of all warriors fighting in the Trojan War. As Achilles is torturing and killing Hector, Hector says, “Let me not die without / a struggle, without fame, but having done something great, / something for those in later times to remember.” (22. 292-294). Hector has done a lot for the Trojans in the war and does not want to be forgotten, but does not want to be praised and advertise himself as the best Trojan warrior who ever lived. He wants to be remembered for great things that he has done and not just killing people. I believe that wants this to be a lesson to people in a later time in telling people how not to act in a war and how huge consequences can come out of things that would not seem to be able to cause a war. This quote also seems to mark a turning point in his little life that he has left to live. He realizes the consequence of his actions and what he could have done instead and could possible in a better place at the moment rather than in the hands of Achilles about to be