Beowulf And Steve Jobs Comparison

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Heroes portray to society the best qualities of the human being, but often possess various flaws. The imperfections of the hero’s human are offset by the “superhuman” characteristics and as a result people become blind to the infirmities. This rationale exists in ancient and modern heroes alike. Beowulf was a hero of the 5th century, A.D., to his people the Geats and also to the Danes. Steve Jobs was a hero of the 21st century to countless business executives and the numerous consumers of Apple products. Although a major gap in time between the lives of the two is present, both Beowulf and Steve Jobs share a number of the strengths of a hero in addition to the weaknesses that lie behind. Steve Jobs, a hero of the modern era, was an interesting

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