The American Romantic Hero

“It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s super man!!” This is what people usually think of when asked who is an American Romantic Hero. There are many heroes today, either fictional or non-fictional. According to our text book, the definition for an American Romantic Hero is one who is youthful, intuitive, usually innocent and close to nature. My hero, Superman is one of the classic American comic heroes. Superman possess a super natural strength, which he can lift a thousand ton tank easily and destroys it with his super laser shooting out from his eyes. He can also fly and survive up in space. To hide his superhero identity, he disguised himself as a journalist in the Metropolis newspaper Daily Planet. He will also heroically save the day and fight to bring justice to the world. According to the book, it also mentions how heroes are uneasy with. With superman, Luis Lane, a reporter, is his weak point that he is willing to sacrifice anything to save his love. There are many other American Romantic Heroes such as Spiderman, Batman, Ironman and all those Marvel comics’ super heroes. All of them share the characteristic of an American Romantic Hero that they are young, often make mistake due to their innocence, but eventually save the day in the end. American Romantic Heroes inspire the world and bring people hope that our world is peaceful thanks to these hard working selfless heroes