In our CTW we defined hero as someone who puts himself in harms way for the benefit of others because its the right thing to do (not for glory). a hero does something to inspire. A hero will not be afraid to walk on the path less traveled and will bring about changes irrespective of the circumstance. Going through the quarter we further fine tuned this idea and learned other aspects of a hero. A hero has different aspects as well. Their is the christ figure: messianic person, destined to save society and someone who sacrifices for the greater good with strong morals, as well as the warrior christ figure: who is active in the actions they take. We also discussed how medieval literature does not depict a real hero, but instead a knight who puts heroic values aside for chivalrous virtues. Another big part of our heroic lesson was the hero circle. Something every movie, novel, youtube video about heroes has. Everything we have discussed is important in the formation of a hero. As we have seen in the shows we watched, and even the examples we have given all these elements make up the heroes we see in media around us. Katniss Everdeen is seen as a hero, as well as Peta In the Hunger games because they fit into our definition of a hero as well as follow thecycle. Although they aren’t real, they are a good example of how the elements we discussed can fit any type of character whether it be book, movie, or real life.
Overall the most important thing we’ve learned about heroes, is when someone asks is this person really a hero?, we already know the answer. 