Heroism

Heroism and acts of heroism are found all through our modern day society in movies books, comics, news, songs and games. It is clearly an important part in the lives of Canadians. Is this outlook on heroism a new thing? Or has the belief and idea been passed down for centuries? It is a controversial issue indeed, and would cause much debate within peoples views and opinions. So do our modern heros follow the ancient heroic outline? The absent detailed birth, destiny, quest, journey home, reward and romantic elements? If we look at both the story of Moses and Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, we can probably conclude that our modern heros do reflect the value system from the ancients.
The pattern of the ancient value system, can be expressed as an equation into which characters and plots are substituted into. The pattern acting like a back bone and consistent structure for stories. If we look at the story of Moses, we see that he was hid from pharaoh for three months after his birth. He was then secretly cast away into the Nile where he was later found by the princess. Since his birth he was desti



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From looking at the previous points, we have seen that society both modern and ancient, share the same view as to what a hero is. Yes indeed our modern heros do reflect the value system from the ancients, and still carry the same heroic pattern. I think the reasoning for this, is that we as a society want and need heros in our lives. When we hear and see these tales, whether it be on t.v. or read from a book, it helps us to escape the real world the media makes out to be full of hate, depression, and negativity. After listening to these tales we can see that the message the media sends is false. The world is not as dysfunctional as the media portrays, but it rather full of good, happy things. This helps us to have a more positive outlook on life and its components.

ined to do many things, such as remain in royalty, and rule as king. Also he was to lead the Israelites away from Egypt and slavery. He completed his quest by freeing the Israelite people. Along his journey home, pharaoh changed his mind about freeing the salves, and came after them with his army. Moses then parted the Red

Some topics in this essay:
Israelites, Princess Leia Organa, Hero, Moses, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope, Luke, Egypt,

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