Heroism In The Odyssey
Brianna Pearson
Core-2
Date-9/30/12 Heroism Poem
A hero can be real or fictional but either way a hero goes through the same stages and has choices to make to help others at whatever cost. Someone may not seem like they could be a hero but by doing what they can, could help make a huge difference in someone’s life. Being a hero is not always what movies and comic books make it out to be; a hero can be a regular person being generous. Making the right choices and decisions is what helps shape a person to be a hero; they don’t become one just for the fame.
Odysses is a story written by Homer who tells a story about Odysses and his men that are stuck with Cyclops. Odysses is a hero because …show more content…
It’s the bad choices that separate someone from everyone else because the word could get around and it wouldn’t look good. By making the wrong choices it affects them through their whole life and follows them wherever they are, which could never go away. People could fix what they do by being a leader and do the right thing which is what could turn what people think about them. The decisions anyone makes could backfire on them if they do what they know is wrong but do it anyway. Most people might say heroes don’t make mistakes but sometimes they mess up because nobody is perfect; it’s just the training and processing that makes them better at what they do. It’s the few mistakes that add up to being a whole big problem which would take a while to fix it and change what people think of them. The choices people make may not seem like a big deal but it is because they could ruin everything and hurt so many …show more content…
During stage 1 the heroes life changes because the rules change on what they can and can’t do. A hero often refuses the call because they may be afraid, or have an obligation or insecurity. When they refuse the call they don’t understand that everything the person says is true. They wouldn’t call someone to the adventure if they weren’t the real deal because that would make someone think they’re a hero. Even though they refuse the call they always start the adventure because they realize that this is real and
Core-2
Date-9/30/12 Heroism Poem
A hero can be real or fictional but either way a hero goes through the same stages and has choices to make to help others at whatever cost. Someone may not seem like they could be a hero but by doing what they can, could help make a huge difference in someone’s life. Being a hero is not always what movies and comic books make it out to be; a hero can be a regular person being generous. Making the right choices and decisions is what helps shape a person to be a hero; they don’t become one just for the fame.
Odysses is a story written by Homer who tells a story about Odysses and his men that are stuck with Cyclops. Odysses is a hero because …show more content…
It’s the bad choices that separate someone from everyone else because the word could get around and it wouldn’t look good. By making the wrong choices it affects them through their whole life and follows them wherever they are, which could never go away. People could fix what they do by being a leader and do the right thing which is what could turn what people think about them. The decisions anyone makes could backfire on them if they do what they know is wrong but do it anyway. Most people might say heroes don’t make mistakes but sometimes they mess up because nobody is perfect; it’s just the training and processing that makes them better at what they do. It’s the few mistakes that add up to being a whole big problem which would take a while to fix it and change what people think of them. The choices people make may not seem like a big deal but it is because they could ruin everything and hurt so many …show more content…
During stage 1 the heroes life changes because the rules change on what they can and can’t do. A hero often refuses the call because they may be afraid, or have an obligation or insecurity. When they refuse the call they don’t understand that everything the person says is true. They wouldn’t call someone to the adventure if they weren’t the real deal because that would make someone think they’re a hero. Even though they refuse the call they always start the adventure because they realize that this is real and