Heroes

Responsibilities demand sacrifice. Being a hero will always be painful because it will demand sacrifice time and time again.

"With great power comes great responsibilities"                

                 One of the things that I noticed about things with an action-y theme was that there was always one thing that would be present in all of them. Be it a novel, a short story, a series, a movie, or a comic. That "thing", if can even say that it is a thing, is that all of the heroes in those examples had to sacrifice something in order to do the right choice. They had to do it for the greater good even if it hurt them so much. But I guess that is what really proved that they are true heroes. The fact that they were willing to sacrifice something they held dear in order to save many more is what makes them a hero. They are willing to sacrifice. An example of this was when Creusa was begging Aeneas not to go to battle and to think about what might happen to her and to Ascanius if he dies in battle. He had to choose to go to battle so that he could protect his family better. By going to battle he bought his family and the other Trojans more time to escape because the Greeks would be preoccupied with the Trojans that stood and fought. Another scene that is similar to this one was when Andromache pleaded with Hector to also not go to battle for the same reason. But, like Aeneas, he had to make a sacrifice. Love and sadness were both present in these scenes. They are very similar to each other since they both show love, sadness, and sacrifice. There are many more good examples of sacrifice. Spider-Man, Star Wars, and Superman's story are some of the greatest examples. Their stories started tragically but as their lives progressed, they went on to do great things. Heroic things since they are heroes.