I've watched quite a few stories in my life, and sometimes, i wonder, why are heroes always trying to be heroes? I ask because, more often than not, the main protagonist of a story is insulted, talked down to and at times, even abused, by a lot of the other characters. Sometimes, even the people they're trying to help give them a hard time. Which, at times, makes me wonder why the "good guys" would even want to continue to be good guys. Personally, if i was mistreated that much by people who thought so badly of me, i'd probably be pushed into showing them just how nasty i could really be.
Yet, despite of all that, i keep seeing characters who continue to put up with this guff, even though they shouldn't have to.
In one show that i like, the main character is expected to accomplish so much and is given endless limits by those around him. He's even expected to show respect to everyone even though no one shows him respect and the one person who makes him happy, everyone refuses to let him get near her. If i was this character, i'd want to push these people out of my life as soon as i was old enough to live on my own.
In another show that i liked, the hero is a group leader who no one seems to respect or listen to. His own brother in particular, while claiming to have his back, mostly just criticizes him and everyone else is right behind him on that. If i were this character, i'd like nothing better than to ditch this band of bullies and start a life without them.
So i ask again, why do heroes try so hard to be heroes?
Yet, despite of all that, i keep seeing characters who continue to put up with this guff, even though they shouldn't have to.
In one show that i like, the main character is expected to accomplish so much and is given endless limits by those around him. He's even expected to show respect to everyone even though no one shows him respect and the one person who makes him happy, everyone refuses to let him get near her. If i was this character, i'd want to push these people out of my life as soon as i was old enough to live on my own.
In another show that i liked, the hero is a group leader who no one seems to respect or listen to. His own brother in particular, while claiming to have his back, mostly just criticizes him and everyone else is right behind him on that. If i were this character, i'd like nothing better than to ditch this band of bullies and start a life without them.
So i ask again, why do heroes try so hard to be heroes?