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Definition Essay On Heroes

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Everyone wants to a hero, wants to be loved, want to have a crowd cheering their name, wants to have a chance at a happy ending. Naturally, media gives us the stories where we see the heroes we want to be. However, when only certain people get to be the hero, we naturally form ideas on who hero or heroine. And usually, it is not someone of color, someone in the LGBTIAQ+ community, someone who isn’t skinny or ripped, or someone who is not a man. The amount of heroes who fall into the old mold is staggering in all kinds of media. However, there is one type of media that all kinds of heroes, a character for practically anyone who has not seen a hero like them on any screen. Introducing the wide wonderful world of webcomics.
Webcomics are what it says-on-the-tin: comics published on the web. They can be found on apps specializing in …show more content…

They can also greatly vary from the standard hero mold. Often times, heroes will make mistakes or gets into trouble based on naivety, being tricked, or just being reckless; yet in webcomics the hero can get into trouble because they try to get revenge against bullies and the plan goes haywire, snap at loved ones when they feel stressed out, or not be honest with a person in fear of ruining their relationship. These are not necessarily flaws, because everyone has either done something similar or has imagined going through one of these scenarios. Negative emotions and actions are a part of being human. Stories and the characters that are the foundation of webcomics will go mix up the classic black and white morality and creates deep and complex shades of grey. For the heroes are not just starry-eyed, young characters looking for adventure in their lives, but people with various backgrounds, ideas, mental and emotional states, just like in the real world. That is what reading a character who is realistic, even they may be a space pirate or fairy, is wonderful and

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