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Literary tradition includes a development
of the heroic persona. A hero is one of the essential ingredients in
literature, however, the definition of the hero has changed over time. This 5
page paper looks at Chaucer's Wife Of Bathe's Tale as an illustration of the
medieval hero; Virginia Woolf's The Waves for an understanding of the modern
depiction of hero and T. S. Eliot's epic poem, The Waste Land as an example of
the portrayal of the postmodern hero. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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has changed over time. The heroic tradition implies a pattern of story telling that begins with a hero in unusual circumstances, the search or quest, the transformation of the
Hero and a resolution. The stories are told in spiral sequence, one aspect leads to the next until the resolution brings the reader either to a logical ending or
to a new point of beginning. The hero is an integral component of society and, as such, is a means to teach the principles that are valued within different
cultures. Heroes are culled from myths, legends and, or, life. The three main attributes that are generally seen in heroes are:(1) a person of ethical bearing (brave, honest, pious);
(2)a person who is either defined as being of the supernatural or who confronts situations that require a supernatural endurance and, or, cunning to overcome; and, or, one who is
favored by the Gods;(3) an individual who finds themselves in an unusual circumstance or confronted by a quest who then uses their wits and intelligence to overcome an obstacle in
order to complete the quest (the heros sequence of problem, resolution and completion - where the completion generally includes a life lesson). A hero is the supernatural element that re-enacts
the path to order by bringing structure to the process of understanding. The classical hero was one who was brave, honest, pious and was usually either in the favor
of the Gods or was descended from the Gods. There is an aspect of the supernatural to all heroes and the ancient heroes were the example for all heroes
to come after. The medieval hero, such as seen in Chaucers Canterbury tales, follows the basic requirements of the classical hero with the addition of a social journey ending in
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