really pissed because I forgot about this until 20 minutes ago...."October" blog

Heroes...
Clearly, if I was one, I would not be in this reoccurring problem such as forgetting about assignments until its too late... but a true hero needs to man up and bite the bullet.

Heroes have been portrayed throughout history, and have survived the test of time. It is obvious that there is something that everyone loves about a hero, someone you can root for, for better or for worse. Even if the story is not very intriguing, such a Beowulf, there is still the sense of heroism, and the classic good vs. evil that brings in a crowd. After reading and discussing things like A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, it is very refreshing on the brain to read a simple good guy beats up bad guy story, and I think everyone can enjoy such a story anytime due to the appeal of the hero.

On the other hand, you can have your tragic hero, such as Oedipus. A man doomed by fate to fall to ruin. Even in a story where the hero is destined to fail, the appeal is no less. Within defeat true character shows. Seeing a hero's reaction to a downfall is still an interesting story, if not more popular. If a hero can recognize his fault and make atonement for it, in the way seen fit, and do it with honor, that is almost more heroic than slaying a dragon or giant fish.

I think that the hero is the easiest character to use to get an audience interested in a story, give them someone to route for, someone to hope for. I know that happened to me while I was reading The Power of One. Wanting to see what amazing things a hero can accomplish is a very compelling urge. This is why I think that it was one of the first types of stories, and why it is alive and thriving today.
Now if only I could get the power of super memory I would be ok...