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Do We Need Heroes?

March 10, 2007

It was timely that I was lent Heroes: A History of Hero Worship because I am all drummed up to view the film 300 on the Spartans.Otherwise, I would not be interested at all by Hallet's book. I was glad to be in the mood because based on the list heroes featured :

Achilles
Alcibiades
Cato
El Cid
Francis Drake
Wallenstein
Garibarldi
Odysseus

I would not pick it up because these are names I would find in school (sorry John D ). Yet, due to my new found dreams to be a Spartan, I started skimming the book and was quite impressed by the subject matter. The focus of the book is not a summary of heroes but rather to define what a hero is.The author achieves this through comparing and constrasting the heroes stated above. Also, she starts of with definition that heroes don't necessarily need to be good. Heroes are rather blots on humanity that seem to break the status quo and go beyond the matrix. In my opinion, I somewhat agree to this definition. However, I am more likely to believe that heroes are great not because they break the norm but due to fact they know the rules so well to the point that they know how to bend it.

I recommend the book to humanities students and teachers who want to get some fresh ideas for class or learn how to make a proper comparison paper.

Author: Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Publisher: Anchor Books

Price: Php 699.00

National Bookstore Release: Available Now!

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Hmmm… Sounds like another veiled attempt to lend me a book!

Posted by John-D Borra at March 14, 2007, 7:40 am

Yeah, let’s see when I can drop by the Lit office. Just text me at 09223753963

Posted by readnow at March 14, 2007, 10:20 am

I wanted to bug you at mass today, but then I’d have to confess…

Drop by the department whenever you feel like it!

Posted by John-D Borra at March 15, 2007, 11:15 am

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