Heros

A hero is a man noted for courage strength and honor. Heroes exist in many different forms throughout literature. Several heroes studied in class were Beowulf, William Wallace, John Savage, and Vincent Freeman. All of these are considered heroes for different reason through their different journeys.

Every journey begins with a call. For Beowulf it was his fate to fight off the terrible monster. During the time this was written, fate and destiny were strong elements in literature. William Wallace saw the problems all around him of the English oppression of Scotland. His call came when an English lord killed his wife. This started his quest. John Savage began thinking differently then the government created society in which he lived. However, due to impulses sent to the brain by the government he could not complete thoughts. All of the people in the society were constantly doped up in soma and had no real freedom or personalities. His quest was to free his peoples minds. Vincent Freeman was born from natural causes in a world where people were genetically created from the best genes of both parents. He always longed to go to space, but d

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He made it too space and accomplished his dream. He fought bravely to defeat Grendel, the used a magical sword to defeat the mother. Do to his courageous actions, Scotland continued to fight and won its freedom. In a society that was so controlled, down to every aspect of life, Savage overcame his own slavery, and then summoned enough will to do the same for all. Vincent knew he could never be able to go to space as himself.

Another leg of a hero’s journey is the challenge that the hero must over come. One thing the English didn’t have was the hearts of the Scottish. John Savage had a task that seemed impossible ahead of him. Vincent Freeman was born is a society in which people were perfect. For Beowulf he fought bravely to fulfill his destiny. William Wallace won many battles in which the English had more money, men, and horses.

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