Odysseus: A Hero or a Flawed Hero? The epic poem‚ The Odyssey written by Homer near the end of the 8th century BC‚ focuses on a Grecian hero named Odysseus. Although after the falling of Troy Odysseus embarks upon a long‚ grueling journey home‚ it is through his travels that Homer is able to illustrate him as a hero. A hero is known as‚ “a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.” (Dictionary.com) Homer’s projection of Odysseus is essentially
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Potter: A Hero’s Journey Joseph Campbell’s monomyth of The Hero’s Journey is just a basic pattern about how a hero goes about their journey. There are three main categories which include: the departure‚ trials and victories of initiation‚ and return and reintegration into society. Each of these main categories includes seventeen subcategories that go more in depth about the journey. All of the Harry Potter movies could apply to Joseph Campbell’s monomyth of the hero’s journey. Harry Potter and
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The Hemingway code hero emerged in the post-World War I era as a new type of hyper-masculine protagonist that embodied the new beliefs and values of the generation that lived through the war. As the name suggests‚ this new character type was the creation of Ernest Hemingway. A code hero‚ as they were called‚ lived by a strict‚ self-defined code of conduct; they were often self-indulgent‚ disillusioned‚ and very strong under pressure. Though many of Hemingway’s works feature code heroes‚ it is debatable
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The Hero Gotham Deserves “Because he’s the hero Gotham deserves‚ but not the one it needs right now. So we’ll hunt him because he can take it. Because he’s not our hero. He’s a silent guardian‚ a watchful protector. A dark knight.” (Christopher Nolan) In The Dark Knight‚ Batman is the hero of Gotham. Batman is Bruce Wayne’s identity as he fights crime to protect Gotham in Nolan’s trilogy. Bruce Wayne was born a hero‚ he was raised the way a hero is and lived the life of a hero. There is no doubt
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Lord of the Flies Did you know Lord of the Flies has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide? In which spreading different styles of leadership to any who read it? A prominent‚ but overlooked leader in Lord of the Flies‚ is a twelve-year-old boy named Piggy. Piggy displays virtues such as a tendency for peaceful solutions to violent situations throughout the novel. He also brings a wise and civilized voice to the group. Another exceptional virtue Piggy displays is his loyalty‚ not only to Ralph
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it. Fire can be health‚ hospitality‚ control‚ food‚ shelter‚ light‚ and strength. With these characteristics in mind‚ fire has a number of different connotations. Many of these connotations can be found in one book. Fire‚ in William Golding’s book‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is a complex symbol‚ representing anarchy and the darkness inside of us‚ civilization and the light in all of us‚ and hope‚ the constant motivator for our survival. Fire can represent Anarchy. Fire is naturally found where there is
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Corzo Many think a hero has to be gorgeous and have super human-like abilities‚ but that is not the truth. Batman was based off an everyday average guy who wore leggings and ran around a city all day long saving lives. A hero can be considered many things‚ but mostly a hero is someone who is intelligent and carries selfless acts. What many don’t consider is that a hero is a casual civilian that rises to any challenge and accomplishes a deed of a “superhero.” The thing is a hero can be an ordinary
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A hero in my eyes is someone who is strongly wise‚ helpful‚ and caring. My mother portrays all of these wonderful qualities. She is the greatest friend‚ Mom‚ and counselor to be around and look up to. To be a hero you have to be strongly wise.My mom knows how to help me out of tough times by staying strong and using her knowledge to guide me in the right direction. She has gone through so many of life’s obstacles that she knows from experience how to help me. When times get tough a hero never
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Lord of the Flies I believe the most important piece of literature we read this year is Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies addresses very significant notions such as whether the natural intention of humans is good or bad. It also addresses topics such as can human function in a society where the populous is consummated with 6-12 year olds. The book also shows how in the face of fear humans will do anything to survive. This piece of literature is important because it explains the essence of human
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help others‚ was known for her work on the famous Underground Railroad‚ but she did more than just that. Harriet was born a slave in Maryland. She was threatened on being sold so she wanted to escape and bring others with her. Harriet qualifies as a hero because she led abolitionism‚ conducted the Underground Railroad‚ and helped in the Civil War. Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become a "leading abolitionist" (www.biography.com). She was becoming friends with leading abolitionists at
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