Modern Heroes

   So, in my last post, I said I think the heroes of the past upheld the values of their cultures. But that hasn't changed very much in the hundreds of years since those heroic tales were written. Modern heroic characters do the same thing for the cultures of modern countries. Superman stands for truth, justice, and the American way- and although he was made in the 50s, he still represents the values of the modern era. And going back to Gilgamesh, it's interesting to compare him to a more current hero like Supes.
   Rather than doing as he pleases, Superman (despite being pretty much the most powerful person in his fictional universe) obeys the law as best he can, sticks with one woman rather than all of them, and pretty much stays in Metropolis to make sure nothing happens to the city. But as different as Gilgamesh and Supes are from each other, there's one thing they both do in their stories- fighting great threats like monsters and gods. I suppose that just shows that there are some concepts that will always be pretty entertaining.
  And in the end, both of them are heroes- just different ones for different times. Thinking about it, it makes me wonder what kind of heroes the future will bring? I wonder how different they'll be from ancient heroes and current ones? I guess we'll have to see, right?