Could it be that a sad old man who's entire family perished in WWII also be a capable leader? Despite the harsh conditions, including robbers and Nazis, Otto Frank persevered as a leader to the Van Daans, Mr. Dussel, and his own family. For two long years this hero managed to protect and reassure the seven people living with him, even with the constant fear and knowledge that they were all being persecuted for no reason. Mr. Frank was an effective leader because he bonded with the people in the Annex, he stayed calm under pressure and fights, and he was selfless. It is notable that Mr. Frank was an exceptional host because he connected with his guests.
What it means to be good in the world of Beowulf, the relationship between individual prowess or ability and ethical value, the meaning of being a member of the community, the role of the monster in defining virtue and community and the role of language are the importance of individual virtue and its relationship to community are all the many characteristics that can be read in the story of Beowulf. Beowulf was all about being a hero. Everyone saw him as a courageous, super-strong epic hero. What did it mean to be good in the world of Beowulf? Beowulf was strong, intelligent, humble, and kind and in the eyes of society this was their view of being good.
Homer is confident and persistent to explore his rocket dream. Although he suffers many troubles, finally, his rocket flies toward the sky. Another big success for Homer is that he gets his father’s support at the end. Everyone is proud of Homer. As for ‘Bend It Like Beckham’, Jessie is a British-Indian who likes to play soccer very much.
Is Pat Tillman a Hero? What exactly is a hero? A hero is someone who is admired for courage or noble qualities. I think that Pat Tillman was one of America’s greatest heroes of the 20th and 21st century. He was an extremely brave and generous person and a loving person to all of his friends and family.
Abraham the father of the nation of Israel has lived such a different live than Odysseus the emblem of heroism but even though throughout Abrahams live he proves over and over again that he is also worthy of being called an Epic Hero. Every great hero is well known for his military tactics. Tactics that not just save people’s live but are genius in idea. Odysseus shows his brilliance when he saves his men from Cyclops or when he comes up with the idea of the Trojan Horse . Abraham had to save his nephew Lot, Genesis describes Abraham as “wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold”, the Bible says that he had donkeys and camel.
In this paper, I will explore Oroonoko’s courageous, honorable and unselfish character, attributes shared by other heroes; however, he also has flaws that will reveal his frailties. Oroonoko is a very proud man, and was an even prouder prince. His leadership, and heroism is respected and praised by all his people. Behn describes Oroonoko as an honorable and brave young man. She states, “He became, at the age of seventeen, one of the most expert captains, and bravest soldiers, that ever saw the field of Mars … Besides, he was adorned with a native beauty so transcending all those of his gloomy race, that he struck an awe and reverence, even in those who knew not his quality” (Behn 12).
Glory, or kleos, is a recurring theme in Homeric epics. We see many instances of the heros value for glory, and the story focuses largely on the obstacles our hero must overcome to attain it. The parallels and contrasts of the stories serve to highlight the main points Homer had in mind in his understanding of what kleos in fact is. In both cases, our heroes are all unaware of whether or not their kin is alive. Agamemnon does not know where Orestes is and vice versa, and analogously, Odysseus does not know where Telemachus is, and vice versa.
Every society/culture since the creation of man has created this type of hero to embody the values and mores of that time period. To be thought of as an epic hero the character must be endowed with specific traits. A few of these traits are: having great stature, always larger than life, have traits most valued by that society (i.e. tremendous courage, humility, super human strength.) a quick wit accompanied by extraordinary intelligence and a perspicacity for the journeys he must endure and the adversaries that he will have to thwart.
He gathered locals involved in the battle to treat the soldiers without any discrimination. Through his efforts he saved millions of lives. Similarly Anton Boll from The Ash Garden has showed a great magnitude of altruism through his perseverance, ambition and contribution to the nuclear bomb along with Dr. Sasaki from the novel Hiroshima who showed extreme dedication to his job during these times of crisis of Hiroshima bombings. An altruist is caring. The trait that sounds very normal for and ordinary person is extremely important for an altruist.
When I hear the word hero, I think of someone who is idealized for their courage and bravery, having outstanding achievements, and having noble qualities. Policemen and firefighters are heroes to me. Heroes can come in all different shapes and sizes and that’s important for some people to understand, just because they aren’t super tall and lusty doesn’t mean that they can’t be a hero. In the earliest English epic poem, “Beowulf”, the hero is Beowulf. As a hero, the Anglo-Saxons made Beowulf have certain hero characteristics.