Hero: a four lettered noun; the dictionary definition of the word 'hero' states that a hero is a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character. Most times when people think of the word hero, the first thing that comes to mind is superhuman fictional heroes such as Superman, Spider-Man, and Wonder Woman, but a hero does not need supernatural abilities to be considered a hero. There are two types of heroes, fictional or nonfictional, and there are a plethora of different heroes in each
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Beowulf’s final act of courage is when he faces the dragon that wages war on the Geat nation he rules. After fifty years into Beowulf’s reign a dragon is awoken by an intruder who steals a gem goblet while the dragon was asleep in his cave. The furious dragon “sourch[es] the ground…hunt[ing] for the trespasser” (2295-2296) creating a path of destruction burning the Geat nation and delivering “brutal assaults” (2318) from “virulent hate”(2319). Beowulf learns of this dangerous threat that has took
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Everyone knows a hero is someone that is willing to sacrifice their life for others, whether they are old or young. In the book the Outsiders there are greasers and socs, and they always claim that the socs are so much better than the greasers and in reality they really are not. Greasers are heroes where as socs are not, because they are cruel and like to jump people. In this essay I will tell you how Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally are all heroes in their own way. Hopefully after you read this you will
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In Tolkien’s book The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Isildur committed the sin of ofermod, or excessive pride. Instead of casting the ring into Orodruin’s fire (which is place the ring originated from) to destroy the ring, he kept the ring for himself as compensation (“man-price”) because he lost his family in the battle. He disregarded any council he received about destroying ring and the power it contained. Since Isildur did not heed any of the warnings, his pride eventually caused
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to adventure is completed its cycle. According to Joseph Campbell, the call to adventure is the “point in a person’s life when s/he is first given notice that everything is going to change, whether they know it or not.” Campbell explains here that a hero undergoes this call when a change occurs and it sparks an adventure. Marlin is sprung into an adventure unknowingly when his son is first attacked then captured and he must now find and save
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stealing something that’s yours. Heroes are people who help other people in small or big ways, in books or real life. For example, in the book “Outsiders“ three specific Greasers are definitely heroes: Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally. Ponyboy is a hero because he ran into a burning building to save a few kids even though he was told not to. In Outsiders, page 79 it says, “ Dally was standing there, and when he saw me he screamed, ‘For Pete's sake, get out of there! That roofs gonna cave in any minute
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One way Odysseus is brave is when he and his men face the Cyclops, Polythemus. When the Cyclops enters the cave and finds out the men are in there, he is extremely brave. Instead of panicking in fear and confusion, he remains calm and brave, like a hero. Another time in the story when Odysseus is brave is when Odysseus and his men face Scylla, Charybdis, and the Sirens. He shows great bravery, when he could’ve been afraid and fearful of them. Throughout the poem, Odysseus is a very brave man. Being
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Would Odysseus be considered a hero in our time? Well in the epic poem “The Odyssey” by homer the character Odysseus is brave due to his heroic acts. His determination to bring him and hi crew back home and facing all the challenges he has to go through. Odysseus is a hero because he looks out for his crew, spends years trying to get them back home. Odysseus is clever due to his smart choices. He also protects his men like a hero would do and gains their loyalty by saving them from the cyclops also
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similarities are what really build up the story created by the authors, which are to be discussed. In both stories of the Beowulf and Achilles, the two heroes compared in multiple ways on their journeys. Beowulf and Achilles come off as this hero, or obtain hero-like personality. Both of them have “magical” powers. Beowulf has superhuman strength, which is clearly shown when he fights grendel, “He twisted in Pain, And the bleeding sinews deep in his shoulder Snapped, muscle and bone split And broke”
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An anti hero is someone who is not a hero in nature, they are not any way a vigilante and usually only react, not act. Their own traits come in as a hindrance, leading to their death, or a help in an ironic way. In many stories a character can show many characteristics of an anti hero, but there are usually a couple that stand out. In Orwell’s novel 1984, Winston is an anti hero archetype because of his poor physical state, and his pusillanimous nature. To begin with, his poor physical condition
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