Influence of Iliad to Heroes in Todays World
The Influence of the Iliad on Individuals
The classical hero is a timeless description of human beings all around the world. Not only is it part of some human’s nature; it is used as a source of entertainment for people as well. The classical hero is seen both in the Iliad, as we have discussed, and in today’s world every day and in most cases everywhere. Heroes are seen today in TV shows, novels, movies, sports, in politics, and on the news, etc. As an audience, we love to study the classical hero whether we’re watching something or reading a novel or story about one. It always seems to be exhilarating because it’s part of our nature. The story of the hero motivates individuals to want to be like that person and strive to help others as well, and you see that more and more in today’s world than 20 or 30 years ago. The classical hero is such an amazing thing to study and at any time period, the concepts of the hero in the Iliad influenced the heroes of today’s world in a very impactful way.
In today’s world, media has a huge influence on public belief and most households in the United States have at least one television. Now when watching television if you focus on the points of many of the shows on various channels, they all have aspects of the classical hero in them. For example, you see T.V. shows that involve super heroes like superman in Smallville, which is a newer version of what we watched in class, or even shows like CSI or Law and Order have aspects of classical heroes in them. In a lot of shows that depict real life situations, you see people who act like heroes by saving someone or making the ethical situation that betters the community they are apart of. Now in those types of shows like CSI or Law and Order you don’t get all of the facets of the classical hero like an unusual birth or special parents because in most circumstances you have no way of knowing that but you get the aspect of them saving someone which I see as a civil hero.
The classical hero is a timeless description of human beings all around the world. Not only is it part of some human’s nature; it is used as a source of entertainment for people as well. The classical hero is seen both in the Iliad, as we have discussed, and in today’s world every day and in most cases everywhere. Heroes are seen today in TV shows, novels, movies, sports, in politics, and on the news, etc. As an audience, we love to study the classical hero whether we’re watching something or reading a novel or story about one. It always seems to be exhilarating because it’s part of our nature. The story of the hero motivates individuals to want to be like that person and strive to help others as well, and you see that more and more in today’s world than 20 or 30 years ago. The classical hero is such an amazing thing to study and at any time period, the concepts of the hero in the Iliad influenced the heroes of today’s world in a very impactful way.
In today’s world, media has a huge influence on public belief and most households in the United States have at least one television. Now when watching television if you focus on the points of many of the shows on various channels, they all have aspects of the classical hero in them. For example, you see T.V. shows that involve super heroes like superman in Smallville, which is a newer version of what we watched in class, or even shows like CSI or Law and Order have aspects of classical heroes in them. In a lot of shows that depict real life situations, you see people who act like heroes by saving someone or making the ethical situation that betters the community they are apart of. Now in those types of shows like CSI or Law and Order you don’t get all of the facets of the classical hero like an unusual birth or special parents because in most circumstances you have no way of knowing that but you get the aspect of them saving someone which I see as a civil hero.