The Hero and the Saint

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HUM101 The Hero and the Saint After listening to both lectures from Professor Ambrosio, regarding his views on the Hero typology and the Saint typology in the way of living, It’s seems that the hero is the one who is to set the example and set the standard on how one should live. My personal opinion based on the lectures, is that the Hero is usually seen as the father figure who you look up to and aspire to gain the approval of, whereas the saint is more akin to the mother figure who you love for her ability to teach through her own humility and also her never wavering faith in her child’s ability to succeed. In Professor Ambrosio’s dissection of the hero he mentioned how the hero’s reality is to have been shaped with struggle and respect whereas the Saint is to have their reality shaped by the bonds of the relationships that they create with other, while I do acknowledge that both of these realities are both very common and very real ways of living, I ultimately think that the reality of life is certainly lived through more than just struggle and relationships. Just as a major highway has many paths to take and explore, I feel that Professor Ambrosio seems to never consider others methods of living, especially that of the now all too famous and constantly stated “YOLO” aka you only live once. In the lectures, the hero is cast as somewhat of an egomaniac and or narcissist in that their point of living is supposedly the endless pursuit of self-fulfillment, self-excellence and constant boosts of self-esteem. This would appear to be a play on the politicians, policemen and the professional athletes who are presented to us all over the media as what we should look up to and admire, these types from what I’ve seen (whether for better or for worse) tend to thrive off constant success and self-gratification. A perfect example of this would be famed NBA
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