Where Have All The Heroes Gone?
One can chop down the tall trees―progressive taxation and the regulatory state; one can elevate the trite, vulgar, and valueless―elite-sanctioned modern art, music and literature; or one can make everybody a hero, which makes nobody a hero―the egalitarian glorification of the “common man”; all serve to destroy the concept of the heroic. Notwithstanding a century of such efforts, people still try to elevate athletic, cinematic, and political figures to heroic status, generally undeserved; still flock to movies about heroes drawn from history, comic books, and spy, military, and detective novels; and still cheer for the good guys and hope the bad guys get it in the end. Ignoring the elite’s sneers, they cheer because they desperately need a vision of the good, the moral, and the right, no matter how warped that vision sometimes appears through Hollywood’s lens
They are the ones who have learned, as Roark said, 'not to be afraid of the world'.
They will be the role models for our children as they ignore expectations and intimidation and quietly go about creating for their own personal gratification.
Robert Gore, straightlinelogic
so true. I have been thinking a lot about this lately. I am so tired of a tortured protagonist. that is the only way to "warm" to character. We don't feel he's interesting if he behaves rationally, free from guilt and demons. We can accept he has feelings unless in his grief, he crashes his car into a tree.
I want more novels which capitalize on the creative genius and heroics of everyday people who yearn to live in a free society. These heroes become heroes because they thwart the ruthless, destructive nature of government officials ruled by collectivist ideology.