Blog 3:

Luke Skywalker and Beowulf are very different heros, yet they have a lot of similarities between the two of them. Beowulf is a hero that enjoys being a hero, and is never against saving the day. He loves getting the challeneges that are put in front of him. Luke Skywalker, on the other hand, was very reluctant the first time he was told he had to come and save the day. He thought that he couldn’t do it, and almost didn’t take the challenge. Once Luke starts, however, he is very passionate about what he does. He tries his best to save the people and side that are important to him, and puts his neck on the line to try and make everything safe. Beowulf also does everything he does with a great sense of passion, but also Beowulf has the alternative motive of fame and reputation that is driving him. He wants to protect the people, but he wants to make sure everyone knows it is him doing it. Luke just has that goal of helping protect against the dark side. Also, Beowulf is very confident. He has been in the hero business for quite a long time, so he often times doesn’t worry about whether he is going to make it out alive. He assumes that he will be victorious in what ever he might get involved in. Because Luke is so new at being a hero, he is much more nervous and insecure about his actions. Luckily he has a strong spiritual guide to help grow on his journey, because if not there would be a lot of second guessing. They are similar in the fact that they both share the points of a hero journey. They both have their mystic weapons in the great sword that Beowulf has and the light saber that Luke has. Also, they both make a journey exc. They have many similar traits as well. For example, both Luke and Beowulf are great leaders. At first Luke is so unsure of himself that he isn’t much of a leader, but once he begins to believe in himself, everyone else does too. He even gets Han Solo to come back and help, which was a huge feat. Beowulf is the guy that has everyone listening to his every word, and if he says jump, everyone jumps no questions asked. Also, they both are extremely brave. Beowulf volunteers to take on monsters that can not be defeated, and Luke agrees to fight against this powerful darkside.