How Hero Stories Discourage Us from Being Virtuous
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Hero stories are stories about what it means to be a good person in a given society. A hero's circumstances and responses are extreme not just so that the stories are compelling to listen to and share, but also so that their virtues are easier to see. The heroine who braves mortal danger to herself to save others gives us examples of what bravery, heroism, and duty mean much more than definitions of those concepts do.
How Hero Stories Discourage Us from Being Virtuous
How Hero Stories Discourage Us from Being…
How Hero Stories Discourage Us from Being Virtuous
Hero stories are stories about what it means to be a good person in a given society. A hero's circumstances and responses are extreme not just so that the stories are compelling to listen to and share, but also so that their virtues are easier to see. The heroine who braves mortal danger to herself to save others gives us examples of what bravery, heroism, and duty mean much more than definitions of those concepts do.