Myths and Heroes - Can we wonder how can an ordinary person make the world a better place?

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[...] Myths and Heroes - Can we wonder how can an ordinary person make the world a better place? I'm going to talk about the notion of ‘Myths and heroes'. I first would like to define this notion. A myth is a fictive story in which a hero achieves great things, sacrifices himself and can give his life for the good mankind. However, a hero can also be someone who inspires others, and who does things for them. We can then wonder how an ordinary person can make the world a better place. [...]

[...] To conclude, an ordinary person can, of course, make the world a better place by creating things which make our lives pleasurable like Amazon, the Kindle or Apple computers, but they can also make it better by giving hope to people who will identify with them and do the same. However, even if they embody the values of our time, such as bravery, ambition, perseverance or even stubbornness, we can't really say that Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs are heroes because they didn't sacrifice themselves for humankind like in myths where heroes fight monsters and save the world. But will we be able to say that they made the world a better place in about 50 years, when technology invades our world? [...]

[...] For example, she demonstrated her bravery by giving up on her powers to stay in humans' world to help people. On the other side, boys can identify to superman because he embodies truth and justice for all, but also leadership and the value of a good family All kinds of values children want to embody. They make them dream and give hope to them. Comic heroes' author wanted to tell everybody that nothing is impossible and that we must fight and never give up. [...]

[...] Steve Jobs (Hope + Identification) Nevertheless, ordinary people can also appear as heroes to people because they can give hope and courage to them. In fact, Steve Jobs is a good example, he is actually the great inventor of Apple and embodies hope for everyone. He wasn't only an inventor but also a visionary, who wasn't following the trend but who was creating it. To achieve this success, Steve Jobs dropped out of college to pursue his dreams. He didn't care about the rules, he only followed his heart and his intuition. [...]

[...] He symbolically represents protection to people because through threats, he can protect them thanks to his courage and his strength. This had for a goal to make people stronger and to give them courage to face this hard period. Indeed, Captain America embodies many values such as courage, perseverance or self-sacrifice. Comic heroes' author wanted to tell everybody that nothing is impossible and that we must fight and never give up. Moreover, people can identify to superheroes. On one side, girls can identify to wonder woman, who is powerful, resistant and who isn't scared of anything. [...]