Why does a society create myths and heroes

“Why does a society create myths and heroes ?”Some heroes are admired because of their achievements, or messages. They do courageous things, they fight for something or they want to serve others. They represent a model, an ideal man. And nobody can blame their comportment. For some people they are models, but for some other their ideas could be bad.

J.F Kennedy, for example, is representative of this type of hero.

JFK is not only regarded as a hero but also as a Peacemaker hero.

All four of his grandparents were the children of immigrants from Ireland.

He was known to be the one who saved the world war. As a matter of fact, he emerged victorious from the soviet crisis since he prevented a nuclear catastrophe.

Besides, one of his major issues during his presidency was civil rights. For instance, he wanted to abolish segregation in public places but he was assassinated before he could do anything.

This man also felt that the US should be involved in the space program. He felt that the US should be the 1st country to go to the moon.

No president has been compared with JFK.

In spite of his health problems, he remains the 35th President of United States of America who played an important role in the history of the US.

Unfortunately, he was assassinated on November 22nd before delivery a speech in Dallas. Last November, the USA commemorated the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination.

Martin Luther King, Jr. wanted black and white Americans to live happily together. On the third Monday in January, many Americans honor this hero.

Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, was a black pastor. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on 15 January, 1929. He was the leader of the Civil Rights movement demanding equality for black people. Many Southern states in the USA like Georgia, were segregated in the 1950s: black children couldn’t go to the same schools as whites; Blacks and Whites couldn’t sit in the same bus seats, theatres or use the same public toilets. King believed that was wrong.

In December 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman, was on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. A white mandemanded her seat and she refused. She was arrested. King, who was working in Montgomery, led a black protest. For a year, black people refused to use the buses. Finally, segregation on the buses was declared illegal.

Dr King was now famous and he continued with many other protests. Some white people supported him, but many opposed him. His house was bombed.

In 1964, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. But he continued to have enemies and on April 4, 1968 he was assassinated. Ironically, the death of this non-violent man provoked riots all over America.

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