The focus of this assignment is The Revenant (2015), directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. The hero of the movie, the Revenant, is Hugh Glass, who is the lead guide for a band of fur trader. After being mauled in a savage bear attack, his group leaves him behind with three...

One of the most striking features of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” is that it portrays an image of Satan which appears to go against the intuitive teachings of the Christian tradition. Instead of Satan as a figure of absolute evil, who always opposes God, Milton introduces the reader to the...

An American detective author Martha Grimes said, “We don’t know who we are until we see what we can do” (Grimes). My special journey of a hero started from the questions that I began to pose to myself, to God, and to the Universe. Has my journey ended? I believe...

Not every person has somebody inspiring in their life. They don’t have that person in their life that they can look up to or show them the way. Luckily, I have that person to look up to. Most of my childhood, my father didn’t seem to be a role model...

The current essay is aimed at comparison and contrast two heroes – Beowulf and Winston Churchill. It may seem unusual to compare a legendary ancient hero from a well-known Anglo-Saxon epic poem to a famous British political leader. Despite living in different historical epochs, both heroes possess a lot of...