Oliver Stone Heroism Research Paper

A person’s view of a hero can and will change drastically over time to reflect their evolution of consciousness. One example would be how a young child has fictional heroes, like Superman, Batman, Ironman, and others. However, they will learn and evolve their consciousness to realize that those heroes are made up, stories and realize new heroes, like Washington, Jefferson, and police officers. This is backed up by Oliver Stone when he said, “ But as I’ve gotten older, and since I’ve been to war, I’ve been forced to reexamine the nature of life and heroism.” Showing that as people mature they need to rethink what they have been through when they think of their hero's. Stone latter stated that his hero's changed to people like scientists