Beowulf A hero in his time but not in ours
... For the English this book is Beowulf. Beowulf is the first great work of the English national literature. Beowulf is an epic about a god-like hero named Beowulf, his life and death, victories and loses. ... Beowulf is a very proud man who is considered to be the greatest hero of his time. ... Reading this story has led me to the belief that Beowulf was a hero in his time but not ours, because the concept of a hero has changed drastically over the years. Beowulf was exhibited as a great hero throughout the story. ... " (Beowulf 539) All of Beowulf’s men and many other spectators regarded him as their role model. People viewed Beowulf as almost God-like, and Beowulf believed it also. ... " (Beowulf 473) In this time, the concept of a hero was usually a man who goes on a quest and has great supernatural strength and spiritual power, but yet has a human weakness.