Similarities Between Beowulf And Modern Day Heroes

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Beowulf and Modern Day Heroes
Most of us have heard of heroes such as Batman, Spiderman, Superman, and even Hulk. All heroes fight for a good cause and they possess the qualities of bravado, strength, ethics, and most notably, they fight against evil. These traits apply to Beowulf, and to a modern day hero like Batman. Even though these heroes have different backgrounds, they had same traits and had a great impact in their society. One of the distinct similarities between Beowulf and Batman is that, they used their strength to fight evil in the society, since none of them had super powers. Their disparity lies in the reason why they are fighting evil in the society.
Just like Beowulf, modern day heroes exhibit much of the same qualities as Beowulf. In the poem, Beowulf is portrayed as strong, brave, courageous, and the hero of the people for saving them from the monster Grendel. In the movie, Batman is also portrayed as strong, brave, and a hero ready to save his people from evil. There are similarities between Beowulf and Batman. The two characters possess the heroic attribute of strength. In Beowulf, the main character portrays his strength when he is able to swim for seven days as well as fighting monsters in the sea, something that most people cannot be able to accomplish. In addition, in his …show more content…

The main differences between them lie behind their reasons of fighting evil. Beowulf fought evil in the society for praise and honor, while Batman was not looking for honor like Beowulf, but rather, he was fighting evil to protect the innocent citizens from the criminal gangs. Unlike Beowulf, Batman did not want fame and honor; he was only there to help the people. However, they were able to save their people from evil. Beowulf succeeded in taking on the monster Grendel and Grendel’s mother in addition to the dragon, and Batman was able to save Gotham city from the criminal

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