The Mighty Heroes

violates one of his mores by failing to glorify the death of young Harpalion, in nearly every other way he maintains his traditional devices in recording his demise.  Within the passage, Harpalion undergoes a graphic death, much the same as many heroes and captains undergo upon their introduction to the audience.  He is pierced by an arrow, which slants upward, virtually disemboweling him and causing him to instantly begin writhing in throes of agony.  His life-blood oozes out slowly,

In the beautiful land of Luna-Fauncian lived a family who gave birth to a baby girl. As she opened her eyes her tiny fingers pointed to the sky above. “She loves nature,” her mother said in awe. “Fauna! Let’s name her Fauna in honor of the whimsical land that surrounds us.” And so it was. As Fauna grew up she explored the forest alone and kept to herself because she was too shy to expose herself to social situations. After all, she enjoyed the presence of nature and the natural vibe it gave off

(A discussion of the similarities and differences between Achilles and Odysseus.) The Iliad and The Odyssey are two of the greatest epic poems ever written, their stories are captivating, their heroes are strong; but are their stories similar? In The Iliad the epic hero is Achilles, he is a strong warrior who is filled with rage. His long tale is in the battle of the Trojan War, he fights this battle then quits then rejoins for reasons I will talk

myths, people come across illustrations of heroic heroes: Hercules’s amazing strength, Odysseus’s fight of the seas, or Perseus’s killing of Medusa. The lack of female hero’s in Greek mythology reveals an attitude on how civilization saw a hero, and that is that they were constantly men. However, the movie, The Hunger Games, transforms the Greek heroic myth. Movie viewers are able to note lateral similarities between Theseus and his slaying of the mighty beast, the Minotaur. Theseus “offered to be one

paraphernalia or collect it in their homes (no matter how abhorrent we may find it), we likewise cannot tell people they are not allowed to honor family members who fought for the confederacy or that their forbears could not raise monuments to southern heroes like Robert E. Lee or Stonewall Jackson—both of whom were decorated and beloved West Point graduates and union officers before the south seceded from the union in rebellion. (Nelson) Like others in Nelson’s camp, she points to the ideas of freedom

role which they are galvanized for is fitting, properly portrayed, or even respectable. The reason? Directors often believe that by putting caucasian actors as the headliners for their movies, they will earn more money in revenue– as in Othello, A Mighty Heart, and Prince of Persia. Though, movies such as Get Out and Black Panther rebuke this claim as they shatter those beliefs, yet, the mindset still carries on. This quality follows along into the music industry

In this thrilling poem Beowulf by Seamus Heaney, Beowulf shows characteristics of a noble warrior who takes on different journeys against monsters to be crowned as the undisputed warrior and bring home prestige for his fellow clan members. Beowulf first task on his path to gain glory is to defeat the merciless monster Grendel, who haunts Heorot for twelve long winters. If he wins this battle, he does not only gain glory and respect for himself, but also for his king and clan. He exhibits all the

home and the creation also reveres nature as his home when he lives in the forest. “The immense mountains and precipices that overhung me on every side, the sound of the river raging among the rocks, and the dashing of waterfalls around, spoke of a mighty Omnipotence-” (Shelley, pg. 90). The creature also seems to have some respect for other lifeforms in the forest because he does not feed off of animals. At the same time though, Frankenstein and his creation seem to be against nature despite their

Dance crazes such as the Charleston became popular with the public alongside dance marathons, flagpole sitting and flying escapades. In the world of sports, legends such as baseball's Babe Ruth became fast heroes. The world of arts ushered in a singularly enriching world of American writing, from the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Carl Sandburg, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis, Willa Cather to William Faulkner. What an era! Jazz, an American music form

As the great Arthur Ashe once put it “True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” The epic, Odyssey by Homer highlights the determination of a certain character to return to his homeland and family after many years at war. However, with determination comes important decisions to do what is right and what is best for all. In most cases, a hero must take some kind of guidance from his acquaintances