i found this quote online and i figured it could mean many different things, what do u think it means?
2006-09-28 11:06:58 · 8 answers · asked by Klam 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Heros exist only in tragedy. They answer a need. They are Gods in human form. But they wouldn't be heros if they didn't come out of some tragedy, horror story...The hero-worshipping need strips us of responsibilities.. War hero...war is tragedy...resue hero...tragedy...figure this out, take it to its logical conclusion, and learn NOT to hero worship. I think it weakens one.
2006-09-28 11:23:44 · answer #1 · answered by robert r 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The run of us are not heroic--or so we think. When push comes to shove, ordinary people can behave in extraordinary ways--as in the case of Flight 93.
The tragic part comes in when one more closely examines what prompted the heroism--in the case of Flight 93, we know that all aboard died, yet we cannot but admire the self sacrifice of those people.
I guess being a hero is, at its simplest, doing what you believe to be the right thing and not caring about the consequences. It's oftentimes the consequences that make the tragedy (loss of life, serious injury, etc.), and there is almost inevitably some sort of sacrifice on the part of the hero.
2006-09-28 18:46:35 · answer #2 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poster Jess has it completely wrong! The quote means that in the life of one who is heroic or does heroic deeds, there is usually tragedy connected to it. In other words, tragedy and sacrifice and hard times usually builds character and makes for heroic people who often times do heroic things at some time or other in their lives. In fact, it can even refer to someone who has overcome GREAT odds and gone on to accomplish a lot in their lives. The poster above me missed it too.
2006-09-28 18:19:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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A hero is a very ordinary person presented with a very extra-ordinary situation, who acts spontaneously, for the good of another being, without thought to personal safety, Invariably this results in a dead hero, thus the tragedy.
2006-09-28 18:34:11 · answer #4 · answered by Social Science Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That along with heroism there is danger....Life as a hero is not esay so I guess is because most hero end up at the victim or the dead person alway sacrifcing for others...
2006-09-28 18:30:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means you dont have the opportunity to be a hero unless a tragedy arises. no one thought cops or firefighters we so great untill 9/11 happened.
2006-09-28 18:18:49 · answer #6 · answered by hondacobra 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its kind of like the quote "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
a person who is a hero can be a complete idiot/clutz in the eyes of another.
it also shows the irony of life and how a totally unexpected thing can happen--you just have to be ready for it.
lastly--be prepared for consequences/results. think before you act [sometimes]. it can turn out differently than you expected.
2006-09-28 18:12:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means the heroine has not yet arrived to solve the problem.
2006-09-28 18:34:56 · answer #8 · answered by pol 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋