survivor of the planet Krypton, is the type of hero most Americans visualize when they hear the word “hero”. When he was a baby his parents shipped him from their planet to the planet earth so he could have a better life and survive. Because he never meets his biological parents, he fits the first piece of the archetype which states that heroes are from obscure or mysterious origin. Superman wants to save the planet from evil, the protagonist in “A Worn Path” has a simple goal. Finally, Superman is
A hero is someone who shows great bravery and courage through their actions and achievements. They are often from obscure and mysterious origin, have specific goals, and descend into a darkness. Heroes come in all different forms, from the first person to walk on the moon, to a guy saving people from a burning building.Phoenix Jackson is introduced as an “old negro woman with her hair tied in a red rag” (47) walking along a path in the woods where her journey begins. In Eudora Welty's short story
The Ideal Hero Eudora Welty makes it obvious that old Phoenix Jackson is a modern hero compared to any mythology that has come out of old greek lore. A well rounded former slave goes on a quest to pick up medicine for her dying grandson, certainly a unique hero but a hero nonetheless. In the ideas of Joseph Campbell hero’s of the greek time had a checklist of things that truly made them considered a hero. For modern day heros the idea of this fitting them isn’t too odd of an idea in fact many modern
The Ideal Hero Eudora Welty makes it obvious that old Phoenix Jackson is a modern hero compared to any mythology that has come out of old Greek lore. A well rounded former slave goes on a quest to pick up medicine for her dying grandson, certainly a unique hero but a hero nonetheless. In the ideas of Joseph Campbell hero’s of the Greek time had a checklist of things that truly made them consider a hero. For modern day heroes the idea of this fitting them isn’t too odd of an idea in fact many modern