Culture hero

"The real hero is measured not by the size of his strength, but by the size of his heart". When I was a kid a lot of people asked me who my hero was and I often responded with a name of some celebrity who performed a cool stunt or had strength. As time passed by and I started understanding things, I understood hero is not someone who has strength, power, skills. Infact hero is someone who has a bigger heart, someone who has more love to give than strength, or someone who is skilled on thinking…

can even go into the loyalty and kinship realm of identity. Beowulf can be considered the an epic hero for many reasons. Epic heroes generally possess bravery, courage, selflessness, etc, all of which are attributes that can be found in Beowulf’s personal character. Epic heroes also protect their culture, which Beowulf does to the death. On the other hand, some may not consider him the ideal epic hero for other reasons. Many heroes live in prosperity in the older years, while Beowulf dies in…

As time has gone on, there have been countless heroes. Any great warrior wants to leave a legacy that will last long after he’s gone and show future generations what it truly means to be a hero. Two major aspects that contribute to being a good hero are living by the heroic code and understanding the heroic impulse. The heroic code is the way of life that all heroes try to live by. It means that you have to be willing to place duty and honor before anything else and placing yourself in life…

the many common patterns that ran through the hero’s myths and stories around the world. The many years that Joseph Campbell had researched this topic, he noticed that most and almost every hero's story contained a common pattern , even in diverse cultures. A story that showed this pattern was the movie The Karate Kid. The movie The Karate Kid cataloged the journey of Shao Dre who is learning the basics of karate as well as gaining the dignity that karate embraces. Dre picks up this through the…

In the past, heroes were people in capes with supernatural powers. However, in modern society there has been a more diverse classification. Moms are just another type of hero who work just as hard. Tiger Moms are people who raise their children in a strict, traditional fashion in an attempt toward their children’s success, most oftenly Chinese parents. According to an article by Philip Zimbardo, a world renowned psychologist, heroism can be defined by “an individual or network of people who put…

into an adventure. Sometimes it's thought this is only portrayed in literature wrote in the ancient culture, but it can also be found in the modern books such as The Odyssey. Books like Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is an example. The ordinary world is when the character is introduced to an uneasy, uncomfortable, environment where he or she is introduced to the audience. The hero is shown against a background, environment, and personal history. Something going on in the…

tropes known today- the hero and the villain. In this aspect, the cultural similarities are seen despite the fact that the epic was written many years ago, whereas the movie was recently produced.…

epic poem Gilgamesh and the king of the large ancient city of Uruk, is a military hero who completes a series of quests during the span of the book, triumphing over his enemies. Despite the fact that Gilgamesh is very cruel to his people, the epic still considers him a “hero.” His murderous, violent nature does not dissuade the epic’s author from almost revering him as a great leader. The Mesopotamian definition of a “hero” was one who excelled in and dominated everything and served as an…

The archetype of the hero is one that has been countlessly portrayed by stories in nearly all cultures. Most stories about heroes share many common characteristics such as the journey they embark on to accomplish the task that has been laid before them. Along their plight, the hero develops as they pass through different phases of the journey and ultimately become the memorable character that is retold for years to come. These stories have fascinated the minds of people for quite some time and…

develope so did many great stories of gods and heroes. These stories reflected ideas circulating through the culture on topics of morals as well as an explanation for how the world came to be. Greek people were very interested in the ideas of heroism. This is represented with their many tales on young strong men who go on dangerous journeys and exemplify the qualities what it meant to be a hero in those time. Some characters from the greek mythology that were considered…