Thursday 4 November 2010

Journal Entry 24, Title: The American Romantic Hero

The heroes mentioned in the textbook, page 168~169, are mostly people who have certain characteristics that people at that time value. Some people considered as heroes are people that live in the wilderness, and at the same time being civilized people. Heroes in our modern society are mostly people that treat the issues of the climate, or global warming with importance and are helping to solve the problem. Modern day heroes are also people that help fight some issues that are major problems in some country. For example, people that help in the process of relieving famine and transporting humanitarian aids into needy countries like Africa. These people are highly valued; they devote their time into helping others, and help make the world a better place for everybody. I think the values of American Romantic Hero are very different from the values of the people considered as heroes in our modern society. People considered as American Romantic Heroes are mostly people that are educated and civilized, and our modern society heroes are mostly people that are working to make the world a better place. 

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