Controversial Interpretations on Heroism

Controversial Interpretations on Heroism

Society commonly distinguishes the faults of life, the unorthodox aspects of deteriorated childbirth, as simply being irrelevant to the essential advancement/evolution of that particular group. Mankind has always wished to develop superior physiological and psychological features in comparison to those of the preceding generation. Thus strains of debilitated traits are often looked down upon and ostracized from the progressive majority (Darwin's Theory) as though they were mere ‘accidents’ of nature, deficient of any noteworthy potential. Rodman Philbrick, an American author residing in Boston, Massachusetts, delivers a morally enigmatic novel titled Freak the Mighty, imploring the elements of a pair of discriminated companions and the wondrous adventures they spent together. Maxwell Kane, the objective protagonist had a life riddled with isolation from his peers due to his supposedly inferior brain. But when Kevin, a seemingly brilliant child with a frail physique comes into his daily life, their encounters become those of Freak the Mighty. In a conjecture regarding to the plot, Kevin is the acclaimed hero of the story because he provided the main protagonist with a purpose, rescued him from immediate peril, all while persevering through the dreaded consequences of his disease.

First and foremost, despite the fact that he was restrained by his own body’s mediocre strength, Freak, otherwise known as Kevin, was able to make Max come to the consensus that he did not occupy a mental disability and instilled him with confidence in his academic progress. During the period in which they attended the same classes together, Kevin had always assisted Max in accordance to what he thought was ...

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... taken by popularized “immaculate” characters whose physical strength and stamina are monstrously superior to the norm. Although the coherent, theoretical idea of conceding that generically superior offspring (genome-decisive) with absolutely no inhibiting defects would be far more dominant in terms of predetermined potential, the plain thought of classifying those of inferior statures as worthless causes should be ridiculed. In the recession of what this confirms, prejudice to a term of phenomenal significance should not be tolerated due to the predicaments those subjected have to suffer. “Hero” is a boundless term which even the most disadvantaged person can be recognized as. Nonetheless, established in a concise manner, Kevin is that of knightly caliber. He is a cynosure of sheer wonder, consecrated with the ever so enlightening truth of fulfillment in death.