Hero Search

I've been reading books and literature forums for a couple of weeks in search of modern heroes, and I gotta say Christ has them all beat.

Every hero in Western culture (maybe Eastern culture too, but since I don't know much about them I can't speak on behalf of the Eastern world) is inevitably compared to Christ.

Here are three characteristics I have identified in our heroes:
1) Self-sacrifice on behalf of others
2) Struggle between humility and pride
3) Realization that the individual depends on something bigger than themself (that could be God, or family, friends, other social groups, etc)

Now I will try to prove myself wrong, to see if I'm right.