Modern Day Tragic Heroes

Heroes play a big role in modern day literature. Some of the heroes that are very relatable to the people of contemporary society. There are two types of heroes, epic and tragic. There are many aspects involved in writing these different stories. Both epic and tragic heroes relate to contemporary society. Some of the life lessons learned by these heroes can be seen by contemporary society as relatable. Contemporary women can relate to what happens to the tragic heroes. Tragic heroes show emotions and that everyone has a fatal flaw. Tragic heroes are more relevant to contemporary society. Contemporary women can relate to the tragic heroes and their stories. Women can relate to the heartbreak that these tragic heroes go through and the tragic heroes were

The male journey was completely different compared to the female journey. The men tend to have more of a adventurous and hardcore journey. They are usually more successful compared to the journeys that women go on. Women usually have a heartbreaking even happen to them that causes them to go into a deep depression and lose their minds. A good example of a woman going through a heartbreaking time is the tragic story of Medea. Medea’s husband went off and married another woman after divorcing Medea. She was in such a depression she decided to kill anything that her ex-husband loved. She went mad and even ended up killing her own children. Her ending was not a happy one and all of the crimes she committed made people end up hating her. An example of an epic hero with a male is the epic of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh and his friend, Enkidu, go on a journey fighting different beasts to figure out that nobody can be immortal but the human race will always live on. Even though Gilgamesh’s best friend died, he returned back to Uruk with enlightenment and he learned what it means to live. There can be male tragic heroes, but women are rarely if ever epic