Hercules True Identity

A person’s true identity shows the world who you really are. It is important to show your true identity and not a fake identity because you can be true to yourself. God created you with a purpose and gave you different abilities to show the world who and what you can do! Other people want to know the true you so let them see who you really are! Hercules struggles to find his true identity because he is just a clumsy boy. Nobody likes him, and nobody hangs out with him. Hercules has no friends and he does not know his true self. April struggles to find her true identity because she too has no friends and is alone. She wears a different mask than everyone else and does not understand who she is.
Hercules and April are similar because they both do not know who they are yet. They were scared so they followed the crowd. They were both alone and did not know who they were. April and Hercules at the beginning of their journeys both

followed the crowd and did what they were told. They did not understand themselves and why they had to be different than everyone else, and they tried to hide their differences and fit in with the crowd. Hercules and April were also both scared. They were scared that someone might not like them or would be mean to them. Finally, at the end of their journey April and Hercules both found that being different was okay, and the truth found them. They finally were true to themselves and found their identities. In conclusion, April and Hercules are similar because they both were different, scared, and in the end they found their identities.
Although April and Hercules are similar they are also different.

Hercules found fame to comfort him. He fought and killed monsters and suddenly everyone liked him, but not for himself but for his strength. April was always alone. She had a different mask than everyone else so she was not ‘’allowed’’ to hang out with other people. So to comfort herself she had a drawing pad, and she drew many pictures to get lost from the crazy world she was living in. Hercules found fame to comfort himself while April drew pictures to comfort herself. At the end April found her true identity by taking her mask off and showing the world her face. Hercules found his true identity by saving Meg. He realized that he was a compassionate person, and that he should save people not for fame but out of compassion. In conclusion, April and Hercules are different because Hercules found fame to comfort himself, but April drew drawings to comfort herself. Also April found her true identity by taking off her mask, and Hercules found his true identity by saving

Meg.
Students could learn about their own personal search for identity by watching Hercules and April because these movies tell them to believe in yourself and that it is okay to be different. These movies also show how both characters find their identities, and this teaches students that your identity is out there, you just have to find it. Also, these movies teach kids that there is always going to be hard times but you will always get through them. Finally, these movies teach students that your abilities are important and special and you should use them to help others!