The perfect image of a heroic figure can never be completely attained in reality. One may excel, but it is ultimately the perspective in which ones actions are viewed that determines a heroic image in the eyes of humanity. Any flaw in an individual's character would tarnish the silver armour of the hero in the eyes of society. Tom Wolfe reveals in his literary work, "The Right Stuff,"" a tarnishing perspective of a group of people whom are viewed by society as heros. When analyzing a person's characteristics, one must remember that there is always two sides to a person. This concept is highly portrayed throughout the entirety of the prose. Tom Wolfe wrote "The Right Stuffâ€" to satirically portray the two sides to the famed pilots of the time period.
             Wolfe incorporated motifs into his literary work to express his central theme of a
             pure definition of bravery. Wolfe declares that bravery is not the willingness of a person to risk their life, but is the ability of an individual to put their life on the line with every intension of succeeding. The bravery Wolfe writes of " is a quality beyond bravery. It's men like Chuck Yeager, fastest man on earth; Pete Conrad, with his outside sense of humor; Gus Grissom, who nearly lost it when his capsule sank...and John Glenn, the only space traveler whose apple-pie image wasn't a lie." (The New York Times) "The Right Stuff,"" leading to a pilot's sucess is an individual's possession of this bravery. The author displays the private lives of pilots in contradiction to their public appearance. The author remains true to this idea of failure without bravery by making the death of countless piolots who did not possess "The Right Stuffâ€" inevitable. He revels the dedication to the art of aviation and necessity of internal bravery that pilots must have not only to succeed in their career, but to survive.
             He examines and opens the closed private lives of the pilots us...