What Makes Faust A Superman

Faust is a legendary hero who is known for making a pact with the devil in order to obtain unlimited knowledge. Throughout history there have been many variations of the story of Faust. Faust himself is depicted differently in them. For example in the Chapbook published in 1587 he is depicted as a horrible human being. As a matter of fact the purpose of the book was to warn the reader not to behave like Faust. The anonymous author criticizes not only Faus making a pact with the devil but, also his desire to learn the secrets of life. Fast forward 221 years in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust, a strong case can be made that Faust has elevated his status to a superman. The dictionary defines superman as a person with exceptional physical or mental abilities. Faust is in fact a superman the extraordinary ability that makes Faust a superman is his desire for knowledge. Additionally he is directly praised by God. Furthermore Faust’s is very brave.
His methods might be wrong, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that he is trying to figure it all out. Faust is an expert in various subjects, probably the smartest person in Germany. Many others would have been satisfied by those achievements, but not Faust.Also, unlike his student Wagner, Faust is tired of learning about the past, he want’s to learn things that no other individuals have ever known. Faust actually goes on to say that history is “A vast old rubbish dump.” This kind of thinking is also very innovative for it’s time. The fact that Faust is challenging traditional way of learning is also unique and contradicts the beliefs of many others scholars. This desire for finding new ways to do things is not present in many others, therefore this exceptional ability makes Faust a