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Ernest Hemingway's 'Code Hero'

hero may have incredible moral fiber, but have a tendency to love women he can never have. Tragic flaws, if one looks at any story...

Beloved Dismemberment in Poetry

particular woman but does not possess her. Another may clearly see that the woman he describes is his. Regardless, however, of whe...

The Heroism of Beowulf

turbulent in respect to British history ("Angelcynn" PG). It was a time when England was first created, and the time of King Arth...

Similarities and Differences between King Arthur and Beowulf

praise and... desire for glory" (McNary 528). Beowulf is strong, courageous and brave in combat, and likes nothing better than to...

Aristotle's Concept of the Tragic Hero Applied to Hamlet

remind the audience that because of his noble status, he must avenge his fathers murder not only for himself but also for the Dani...

Homer's 'The Odyssey' Goddess Athena and Hero Odysseus

In five pages this epic goddess and hero are examined in terms of their similarities. There are no other sources cited....

Tragic Hero Analysis of William Shakespeare's Richard the Second and Prince Hamlet

which we, the reader or viewer, can relate to. We see them as noble individuals who demonstrate weakness, yet still battle against...

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare and Men and Women's Relationships

they marry or not, for there have been no grandiose expectations placed upon them to act a certain way. Benedick remarks, "That a...

Things Fall Apart and the Death of a Hero

Okonkwo was like that, and the fact that his contemporaries in the village considered some of his traits excessive is communicated...

Character Sketch of Othello

of all, it establishes his character as a nobility in his own right, as he is descended from royalty. Furthermore, Othellos simple...

Hero or Antihero Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

may very well lie in the study of some of the most earliest of heroes from the texts of Homer and Plato. By far one of the most en...

'Hemingway Hero' in A Farewell to Arms

and not caring in the night, sure that this was all and all and all and not caring" (Hemingway 13). There is little said about Fre...

Second U.S. President John Adams

a transformational leader. According to Burns, Burns, transformational leaders are change agents, they take more risks than others...

Odysseus and Don Quixote

The mad hero Before comparing the two heroes of each story, it helps to discuss the background and plot of each work....

John Guare's Landscape of the Body

killed, Betty gets involved in a con game run by a transvestite named Raulito and takes the Rosalies place as a porno queen. Bert,...

Code Hero in Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms and The Sun Also Rises

story revolves around an American news correspondent, Jake Barnes, who lives and works in Europe, as well as his assorted friends"...

Concept of Heroism and Heroes Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes and Aeneid by Virgil

we have a man who is essentially being tossed with the tides. He is not nearly as determined or as confident as Odysseus. This is ...

Heroism in Antigone by Sophocles

In five pages this paper argues that for readers of the 20th century Creon and Antigone appear more like victims than heroes in th...

Homeward Journey of Odysseus in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In five pages this paper examines the delays in Odysseus's return to Ithaca and how the hero is at fault for them. There are no o...

Motifs of Ancient Greek Literature and Superman

This essay consists of seven pages and presents the argument that the motifs in the contemporary Superman stories are much like th...

Heroic Native American Paul Bernal

In four pages this historical Native American hero is discussed as he is portrayed in [The] Taos Indians and the Battle for Blue L...

Heroic Comparison of Hector and Achilles in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In five pages this paper compares the heroes Hector and Achilles as presented in Homer's epic in an evaluation of whose heroism wa...

Contrasting and Comparing Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Beowulf

Gawain is presented with similar atrocities and the same type of need for retribution, though his choice of actions and his determ...

'The Odyssey,' 'Epic of Gilgamesh,' Violence and Heroism

This essay consists of six pages and in a comparative heroic analysis of Gilgamesh and Odysseus presents the arguments that despit...

The Way in Which Sundiata and Beowulf Present Heroism

The writer compares and contrasts the Old English poem Beowulf with Sundiata, which is an African epic. The writer argues that whi...

Milkman Dead as a Classic Hero in Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

This 6 page paper argues that Milkman Dead, a character in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, can be described as a classic hero. Th...

Sophocles' Antigone, Oedipus, and Heroes

In five pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...

Prince Hamlet of Denmark and King Oedipus of Thebes

In eight pages these tragic heroes created by William Shakespeare and Sophocles are contrasted and compared. Eight sources are ci...

Tragic Heroes King Oedipus and King Lear

In five pages Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is applied to these two literary monarchs. One source is cited in the bibli...

Hero Justification of Odysseus in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

the examples of the main characters, a certain amount of wit and common intelligence is necessary to possess as an essential work ...