I'm too lazy to crank out an elaborate essay of any sort, so I'll just say what I have to say. A hero has evolved from a noble warrior waving his sword about in the name of justice, to a person that does something without expecting anything in return, to a celebrity that we admire, back to that nice guy that does stuff for free, and... Well, it can be anything. Anyway, what I found that all these hero frames have in common is that they can all be identified as some sort of ideal role model. That brings me to the question, if heroism is simply being a good role model, then what is a good role model? Just a thought...
Nobody seems to be posting anything, so I thought I could spark something up for all you guys.
~Ken
3 comments:
That's almost exactly what I was going to say, but I forgot to check back at the blog. whoops, but I'll elaborate now anyway. I agree that a hero is someone who has done something that we can look up to, but I think the difference between that and a role model is that a role model is someone who's personality you can look up to rather than their actions. I may be off base, but thats how I can differentiate the two, given that definition of a hero.
--Patrick Lafferty
There are plenty of people out there that are role models but are not exactly heros. Heros have a special power or 'do something' that makes them a hero. You can easily emulate a role model, however trying to be Superman is a different story. I agree that the personality aspect is usually referring to a role-model though. I have always considered a role model to be someone you knew well, because it makes living up to their 'model' a lot easier.
Something that Ken mentioned that I also had as one of my main points regarding the Perception of Heroism was that heroism is only defined by the person percieving it. While it may seem illogical or irrational for someone to say that a celebrity is a hero just for that reason, it still holds true for the person that percieves the celebrity as a hero: while a hero may be seen as such by one person, they are still a hero despite their defining qualities, the only requirement for being a hero is someone thinking that you're a hero
-Chris Balch
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