The Many Heroes of Our DayJoin now to read essay The Many Heroes of Our DayThe Many Heroes Of our DayHeroes, since the time they were first written and recorded heroes have been the ones to set the example and uphold the morals and beliefs of the people. There have been, in general, three key ages of heroes: Anglo-Saxon Age, Middle age, and Modern age. They all have changed throughout time to fit the ways of the culture in each of their time period. The different characters that were written about, all went through different journeys and different quests according to what was considered “entertainment” during that age, but all kept the same basic morals, no matter the age.
In the Anglo-Saxon age, the heroes were out for fame and glory; they wanted nothing more but to be remembered in fame, fortune, and their loyalty to the king.. In the story Beowulf, it says “ ….had been served as he’d boasted he’d serve them: Beowulf, a prince of the Geats, had killed Grendel” (Beowulf pg. 24 lines 119-120). It is clearly sated that he boasted about his victory in killing Grendel. It was not a humble action he had done, but one to gain more fame and glory and to emphasize his victory. “And then, in the morning, crowds surrounded Herot, warriors coming to that hall from faraway lands…” (Beowulf pg. 24 lines 127- 129) The people would come all around and give these heroes exactly what they wanted, fame. The knights of the time did the good deeds, and in return got what they wanted. The Anglo-Saxons had nothing more to do with their lives than to be honored in life as well as in death.
In the times of Middle age heroes, the ideas of who they were changed a bit from Anglo-Saxon times and they became known to do the heroic things for women and have a new thing called chivalry. The in story The Wife of Bathes Tale it says, “… long, long ago in good King Arthur’s day, there was a knight who was a lusty liver.” (Wife of Bath’s Tale pg. 157 lines 57-58). Even though he was a knight, meaning he was one to protect and set the standards for society, he was “lusty”. This meant he had a longing for women and most likely would do anything he could in his power to get one. “Some women said that women wanted wealth and treasure, “honor,” said some, and some “jollity and pleasure,”” (Wife of Bath’s tale pg. 158 lines 101-102). The women even in these stories supported the ideas of the knights in that they knights wanted women so women wanted everything knights had. The knights still upheld saving people from danger but they had a new found lust for women. The knight’s new motive for their quest was to then be loved by the opposite sex.
In the modern times, the heroes changed in that now not just males are heroes that are considered knights and are out to save a king, but women, children …etc are doing heroic task for the good of all mankind, but also in some cases, for the love of another. “The story of Supermans origin parallels that of other cultural heroes and religious figures who were spirited away as infants from places where they were in danger,” (superman Information). Super man would save infants from danger. The simple people were being protected now, not just big town and cities. “In the original Superman comics (1940s to 1985), Superman disguised himself as mild mannered Clark Kent,” (Superman Information). The character now was being portrayed as an everyday person. It was no longer the “knight” or divinely appointed person, but simple everyday people. The modern day is up for anything and anyone can be anything.
The Superman (1949s to 1980s)
‡The Superman: The Power of Youth
‡Clark Kent and Superman are two heroes in comics, a couple of others. Superman was a hero that was considered heroic and so was young Clark.
‡The Wonder Woman was a superhero that ran around the world. She was one of the ones who told Lois to try harder. Superman wanted to be happy. Clark wanted to be able to do more. He had met Lois in a fight when Batman was attacked. Superman’s training was part of doing good for the world. Superman wanted to be part of this world, but he was not.
‡When Bruce was sent by Superman, Clark was still under the protection of Bruce but Clark was under the control of Batman, so his power was taken away. Superman wanted to win this battle and get back his power, but Bruce was too strong for that. When Bruce’s power was taken away, Superman and superMAN fought to keep the enemy’s power in. Superman won, but he didn’t have Superman as a partner. Superman lost a fight with Clark when Batman used a trick to take Clark’s father’s life, and Superman lost too in a fight to stop Bruce.
Supermen became known as Superman and Green Lantern in the 1990s. Many were Superman’s children as he adopted his sons, while others became his children as Green Lanterns like Clark Kent and Superman: The New Teen Titans. Superman: The Last Stand was written specifically for kids. It has been adapted into television series.[8]
‡Lunacy is a superhero comic called “The Superman” that was published in 1990. The character was meant for children (the comic’s writer, Howard K. Page, had originally created it for his children). According to his own statement in the comic at the time, he “was conceived as being a boy of one year of age and of being raised to believe that in their eyes to believe that the light of Superman is bright enough to see.” The comic’s title character was also meant to be an adult, while the title of the comic still was “Superman.”
‡Dirty Sexy Man is a superhero comic that is being written specifically for kids. It contains the character’s children wearing sexy costumes. The character is also known as his “Sisterly Sister”. It was published as one of the two comics with the two children wearing sexy outfits. The comics did not include other children characters.
‡In the comics, the name “Superman” is used for a teenager and a girl.
‡For children, Superman is meant to be an “inventor”.
For adults in DC/DC Universe, “Superman” comes from a quote given by the character from the New Teen Titans #1 (1995):
I believe in you, Superman.
‡I believe in you, Superman.
‡I believe in you, Superman.
‡What’s that? Well, you can kill them all?
‡Yes! Yes! Yes! They think there’s no danger!
‡Yeah, you better kill them. They’re all going to have a big heart and a big heart of gold. The only good thing you’ll make isn’t to kill them all, but to get the one you want so you can help them find their way