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Think of a character from a book, television show, video game, or movie who is an example of the epic hero. What traits of the epic hero does he or she display? Explain how the character fits the heroic archetype.

 The worldly known Harry Potter can be considered an epic hero because of his outstanding and heroic characteristics. He began his mission of defeating Lord Voldemort since he was a baby even though he may not be aware of that himself. Along the days he grows up, he faces Voldmort in many forms several times and has always tried to defeat the evil power. Like other epic heroes, he undergoes many obstacles on his journey such as the lost of his parents and friends, attack of giant monster and threat of huge snake monster. Despite all these difficulties, he still successfully achieved his goal of killing the demon. He shows his courage and determination that lead the magic world to a bright future. For his remarkable achievement and brave manner, he can definitely be defined as an epic hero.

Think About the Epic

Beowulf was originally an oral tale. What kinds of stories can be shared today by means other than books? How does telling a story out loud keep it alive? 

There were many kinds of stories that are passed down orally. For example, Coyote Finishes His Work can be considered one literature that's shared in the form other than books although it's now written for people to read. Also, other kind of stories like fairy tales, legends or even gossips and jokes are all considered stories that are not written but told and transfered to people through media like movies and TV shows.

Even though passing down a story orally may change some of its original content and ideas, the way does help to keep it alive. Back in the days without printing machines and accessible paper, books were unfordable and  almost impossible for people who were not king or nobles. Additionally, most of the people back then were illiterate so even if they had books, they would not be able to understand the content. Therefore, telling stories became the best way to keep a story safe and sound over time.