What is a hero?
Many people define a “Hero” as someone courageous, admirable, and someone to look up to. A hero is usually one who puts others before themselves and is very compassionate towards those around them. We define their actions as “heroic” because the actions they take are admirable and brave. Examples include David and the Goliath where though all odds opposed him, David still managed to defeat the seemingly invincible Goliath. David’s bravery in facing off Goliath and winning inspires others showing that the weak can overcome the strong.
Heros usually represent as models for what a noble person looks like. Things like saving people from fires, helping out the community, and saving the world are all things that society deems as noble and heroic actions. Heroic actions are those that show honorable qualities such as a knight bravely running into enemy territory or a person diving into dangerous waters to save a fisherman.
However, when one thinks of the word “hero” most people associate the word with male figures such as superman or batman instead of female figures. This could be mostly explained by the popularity and abundance of male “hero” characters in media compared to female.
Heros serve the purpose as being a role model for how a great person would act. Humans have made countless fables, movies, and stories that glorify great heros. Heros benefit to the population by serving as the image of an ideal person with countless noble traits. We should have heros because without them we would not have as good an idea about what image to follow to be an honorable person.
Bertolt’s quote, “Unhappy the land that needs heros” shows the idea that a society is unhappy without any heros to look up to. A society that has ideas of heros which population can look up to would be happier because they show the average person how to be a good Samaritan. With more good honorable people to look up to, the population as a whole would have more people who follow those traits which then benefit everyone else as a whole with their actions.