Hero

Joseph Campbell, a famous writer, famously once said “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself ”. Campbell’s quote perfectly describes the ideal hero through their bravery and sacrifice. In The Iliad, an Epic by Homer, it describes an ancient Greek war between the Achaean army and the Trojan army ten years before the fall of Troy. A brave Trojan commander, Hector, is known for being a well-respected among his men and feared by his enemies. He leads his men…

always going to make more money than they do, or save more lives than we do. These people are usually entitled the label “heroes.” Heros are usually strong, and have some sort of superpower to get them to where they are now. Yet no one ever really thinks about the average Joe as being a “hero.” In the Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway develops Santiago as an archetypal hero in order to reveal that average people can be inspirational and just as important as heroes in their lives. Hemingway reveals…

Superman, Supergirl, The Flash, Wonder Woman and Spiderman. These are all heros, and they have done a plethora of things to gaian that significant title. Mitty Blake, the main character in Code Orange a fiction novel by Caroline B. Cooney, wanted to be on that list of heros. When readers met Mitty Blake, he was sixteen year old living in New York City who cared about nothing but music, his school work was never done nor did he even know what it was. Mitty Blake was writing a report on viruses…

Journal #3 A hero, is “a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character”. In Michael Apted's film Amazing Grace, this definition is substantially indicated through major characters in the film in showing their courageous acts towards ending slavery. The history of slavery started in 1916 with a Dutch ship that brought 20 African slaves ashore to the British colony of Jamestown,Virginia. In the 18th century, an estimated 6-7 million black slaves were imported to the new world, where…

numerous ways. When focusing someone's perspective in the main hero of the poem they come to the understanding of the physical and non-physical attributes of the character. For example, when concentrating in the poem Beowulf, many of the readers contribute to the idea of Beowulf being a strong and brave character. Furthermore, the claim here is not to understand the reader's perspective in Beowulf’s physical body, but to understand that being a hero does not have to include a strong body when…

century. This literary piece is composed of manifold fighting scenarios against large beasts and creatures, treacherous journeys characters must make, and tales of great bravery, victory and, in some cases, defeat. The main character and most recognised hero in Beowulf is Beowulf himself. He fought many battles throughout his life and few are highlighted throughout out the story and these truly enhance the vast amount of bravery and warrior-like qualities this man possessed.Beowulf’s heroic…

Throughout the years many people have been considered heroes. Whether it be a hero in a comic book or a hero that has done good for another person and changed someone's life. All heroes share one thing in common. They all hold a special spot in someone's heart and are looked up to for something good they have done. For example, many children and adults have looked towards Jessica cox and a hero, an inspiration to those with disabilities because of her work with Handicap International. Jessica…

Throughout the story of the Odyssey, odysseus demonstrates many characteristics as an archetypal hero, obedience and hubris being two of his main ones. He seemed to be the kind of hero many desired to be, he was advised by the gods and even though his life would be on the line odysseus went along with their plans. Odysseus was obedient because he was able to conquer every tribulations put in his path he had a sharp intellect.An exapmle would be when odysseus goes against the sirens, Circe…

their stress in life. Even though working creates more stress. A tragic hero is thus. A person who is trying, but trying too hard.Okonkwo is this story’s tragic hero. He tries to be all do all, but it simply cannot be accomplished. Not the way he is doing it anyway. Okonkwo’s tragic relationship with his family, his crazy devotion to his crops, and his obsession with his self image are key reasons that make Okonkwo a tragic hero. In the beginning Okonkwo is a man with a happy home, three wives,…

individuals: The Ofermod, or Pride, a dignified sense of one’s identity. For example, In the Battle of Maldon, the orally transmitted poetry that illustrated the grand battle led by English earl Byrhtnoth against invasion of Viking raiders, the tragic hero Byrhtnoth was portrayed to represent the ideal definition of Anglo-Saxon heroism with both his self-dignity and national pride. Since the practice of vocabulary is recognized as a versatile yet argumentative philosophy in literature…