Heroes and the Cult of Celebrities - Written Analysis 3

Heroes and Celebrity

Someone might have one person in mind when they think of a hero and a celebrity. However, this might be false as well. Each person can have their own criteria to determine who are their hero and a celebrity. Below, it will be discussed how sea monsters can be considered a hero and a celebrity for people.

Heroes can be considered classical or popular. Classical heroes are those connected with impressive literature and other classical items. Popular heroes have a small difference from the classical heroes. For myself, I do not consider sea monsters heroes. However, I do consider those that have a scientific discovery of a sea monster to be a hero. These people are ones that have found a life form that no one else has been able to. If something was found today, it would be considered a popular hero. Nevertheless, in several years, these same people can be considered classical heroes.

The cult of celebrities starts with understanding what exactly constitutes a celebrity. Many are considered celebrities depending on their wealth and how much public attention they have.  When thinking of a celebrity, many people may think of movie stars and people they see in Hollywood ("Celebrity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia," 2016). Again, the sea monsters that are discovered might not be considered the celebrity but the person the discovered them might. They will endure all the fame from making a major scientific discovery and hope that it last a lifetime.

The insights gained are that many people probably spend their whole life trying to become a hero and have their ‘fifteen minutes of fame’ in hopes that their names will live on forever. This is not always the case. If one person claims to have discovered many sea creatures, and there is no evidence to back up the claim, they possibly may never really be trusted when or if they actually discover something that has not yet been.

  

References

Browne, R. B. (2005). Profiles of popular culture: A reader. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press.

Celebrity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (2016, August 26). Retrieved September 3, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity