Mandela could not be considered an ancient hero because his heroism didn’t come from nepotism from the gods. Mandela earned his power and he wasn't fed his heroism by a silver spoon. Mandela didn’t need the gods to approve of his heroism or set him up for success. Mandela endured brutality and suffering to make his actions speak louder to the people than words. Mandela experienced agonizing suffering that most people couldn’t even contemplate and a lot of the ancient heros didn’t suffer immensely to empower them. Mandela acted on his own and brought himself to have the voice that has impacted today. Mandela’s strong beliefs in nonviolence would not be tolerated as a characteristic of ancient heroism because ancient heroes acted violently and belligerent to get their ideas across versus modern day heros use a nonviolent approach to convey their message more lucidly. Mandela also could not be considered an ancient hero because Mandela wasn’t from divine ancestry. Mandela grew up in a tribe and this is immensely significant because he had perspective on what it was like to struggle and live impoverished. Growing up in a tribe shaped Mandela. Although Mandela’s father was a tribal counselor, Mandela still faced racial oppression from British officials and was deprived of herding cows. This defiance is what influenced him to get politically involved in the fight of racial discrimination, his father …show more content…
Today society view heroes as not the heroes who wear capes, but the select few people to have honor, dignity, and selflessness, so much so that they are willing to sacrifice their lives for the change in policy for the common good. A fireman is a hero because they sign up for a job acknowledging the risks and they are willing to jeopardize their life to save the lives of others. A modern hero is an ordinary