that heroes‚ regardless how strong the temptation‚ would choose to do the right thing rather than what’s easy‚ whereas villains would do anything and everything within their power to get what they want. An example of this contrast is Batman and the Joker. Batman never breaks his one rule to kill‚ despite of the cruel things the Joker did to tempt him. The Joker on the other hand would do anything to entertain himself‚ even killing innocent lives. Only when there is a set of rules that draws a
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What is the significance of being a hero? In Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns‚ I would like to address the theme of rebirth and its relevance to Batman. Batman’s rebirth can be seen through‚ his physical changes‚ superhero power struggle‚ and his death. Batman’s rebirth is witnessed by his initial physical changes. For example‚ Alfred points out‚ “Master Bruce. Whatever happened to your moustache” (20‚ 7).This physical change is what hints at a different stage or “rebirth” in Bruce Wayne
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Why Spider-Man Is Better Than Batman By Wyatt Bender Don’t get me wrong: Batman is my favorite character. I probably spend more time thinking about Batman and how he works and what he means than anything else. Just going off of personal preference‚ I love Batman more than… well‚ more than most other things in the world‚ period. Spider-Man just happens to objectively be the single greatest comic book character ever created.They actually make a pretty good contrast to each other‚ and it all starts
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The person of Interest could be referred as the modern day literature which consists of many different universal themes such as journey‚ brotherly love‚ love‚ death and power. The themes that are listed are very much alike in comparison to Monte Cristo. The characters may have been expired or made up from past literature works in reference of them. Speaking of characters you have one who has played in both Person of Interest and Monte Cristo. Jim Caviezel we know him as the character that played
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when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed” Bob Riley. Odysseus is an epic hero during hard times he always finds a way out of trouble. He uses many epic hero traits including leadership‚ superhuman strength‚ and wisdom. First of all odysseus has many epic hero traits but‚ one of his more important ones are leardership. When they are on the land of the lotus eaters the locals offer them lotus. When the crew became forgetful of there homeland odysseus states “all hands aboard; come‚ clear the beach and
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qualities enable Odysseus to survive all his dangerous adventures and to surmount all obstacles to return home safely and regain his old staus? = The outstanding qualities that I think Odysseus had were that he was his intelligence‚ his strength‚ and he was very caring. His best quality is that he is very intelligent. He is able to use his mind to find solutions to problems‚ outsmart people‚ and to just use his mind for many different problems. For example when the Cyclops asked Odysseus what his name
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In book 9 when Odysseus impales a burning wooden staff into Polyphemus’ eye then informs the raging cyclops that his name is nobody is an ideal instance in which directly exemplifies Odysseus’ intelligence significantly benefitting him where using his somatic fortitude would not. Before stabbing Polyphemus in the eye‚ Odysseus gets him drunk first to ensure he would not have enough coordination to attempt to kill him and his remaining crew members. The triumphant plan of intoxicating Polyphemus before
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traits of an epic hero by using his ability of strength to help him overcome evil. Beowulf kills Grendel and some of the rest of the men‚ by using his strength. Odysseus shows traits of and an epic hero by inspiring all his men to fight the cyclops. Odysseus uses his cunning sense to be an epic hero. Furthermore‚ while Odysseus was on his journey he completed the following: won the Trojan war‚ went to the Land of the Lotus Eaters‚ battled with a cyclops‚ love affair with a witch goddess
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The sun rises on one side of the world‚ while it sets on the other. Odysseus’ nostos is a difficult journey where he experiences the worst chaos anyone could imagine‚ as if everything he possesses is beginning to fade away. In Homer’s Odyssey‚ Odysseus is seen to persevere through many chaotic experiences‚ similar to the sun setting. Through determination‚ he is able to reestablish his life and restore order back to his oikos that resides in Ithaka‚ as if the sunshine in his life is returning. Although
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In the epic poem the Odyssey‚ Homer’s main character Odysseus portrays three different roles. Unfortunately‚ not all of Odysseus’s characteristics are outstanding for a biblical worldview. The reason for this is because the manner in which he handles himself as a military leader‚ a husband and occasionally a father‚ is not the manner in which a Christian should handle himself. On the other hand‚ Odysseus’s relationships that he has with his army‚ wife and family are one that are mostly carried out
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