What does it mean to be a hero in 2025?

The definition of a hero has changed many times over the years.

"Hero" is not just a cheap two-cent word to throw around because some social media influencer has stated a controversial opinion on their TikTok.

What does it mean to be a hero in 2025?

The definition of a hero has changed many times over the years.

"Hero" is not just a cheap two-cent word to throw around because some social media influencer has stated a controversial opinion on their TikTok.

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The thesis needs to be clear, direct, and informative (for informative papers) or argumentative (for argumentative papers).

"The definition of heroism has changed drastically since the first epic stories of heroes in antiquity, and in literature and pop-culture now heroics are often about selfless acts, not so-called great ones." would be informational.

"The undue emphasis on celebrity worship has eroded trust in experts and has weakened what we mean when we call someone a hero, which is why we so desperately need to regulate and tone down the radical sensationalist media." would be argumentative.

Heroes in the Hood

This paper could be about neighborhood heroes, those folks who dive into pools to save toddlers. Or it could be about superhero comics that focus on local heroes, people like Daredevil or early Spider-Man, instead of the galaxy-spanning Fantastic Four.

Heroes or Hypocrites?

We've talked before about the way in which vigilantism, often the focus of heroes in comics or film, can run the gamut between Spider-Man who never kills and always leaves criminals for the police to mop up, and the Punisher, who just murders anyone he deems to need murdering.