Harry and Beowulf, Why is Harry the anti-Beowulf? |
 May 29 2009, 10:16 PM
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Knight Bus Driver in Training  Posts: 546 Joined: 7:56pm December 28, 2008 Location: Quidditch Pitch, team practice    |
Recently I read the epic tale of Beowulf where the major character Beowulf lives as a god among his people. He is their hero and savior. His life is devoted to protect the people, which causes him to never be able to be part of a city. He must always live on the outside.
This theme is common in other places, such as Froto not living in the shire at the end. He can no longer within the society. Also, Batman in the new movies is a perfect example too. He is a hero, whose life is devoted to the people. However, he is not accepted by his society. He lives on the outskirts. In Dark Knight, Rachel tells batman that she cannot live him because he will always be needed. Batman can never just stop and settle down. Harry Potter is a hero, who gives up his life for everyone else. However, he is not like the characters listed above. He is different. He is able to live within the society. He is able to settle down and be the average joe in the wizarding world. My question is why Harry is like this. Why can Harry be the hero that you could have over for dinner? Why is Harry able to save the world, and then go back to his four-poster bed? Many characters in movies and literature cannot do this. -------------------- "Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry,
but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?" |
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