Hero: Post B : #7

In this section, Thom finally comes to terms with all of his conflicts. First of all his conflict of love; Thom finally realized in the last fighting seen that Goran, is really Dark Hero. In the end they end up together in a lovely gay superheroes relationship. While his second conflict, his relationship with his dad erupts in his face the on the day of Justice’s attack. After a long day of fighting the whole entire league, because of Justice’s mindreading power, Goran, Thom, and Dad are the only ones still standing except for Uberman and Justice. Goran takes on Uberman and disappears into the devastated city. While leaving Thom and his father, Hal, alone to fight Justice. A building then starts to lean to crash with citizens inside, so Thom with his new power saves it. Thom is then left alone to watch his dad struggle against a much stronger hero. But after an unexpected soul, his invisible mother, helps out, Hal then commits suicide with Justice in our to save the world. In the end in order to have saved the earth Hal had to know his son’s morals, much to the surprise to Thom. “My whole life I had been convinced that my father didn’t know me, didn’t understand me. But the truth was that he knew me better than anybody, and he loved me more than anybody in the universe. “(420)

Hero: Post A : #7

VOCAB:

---Vestibule(380) any of various bodily cavities
---Aegis(381) shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena

ANALYSIS:
~~“I saw Dark Hero palm each of their heads like they were two coconuts and smash them together.”(381) This is an example of a metaphor because the author uses like or as while comparing heads to coconuts.

~~~“He whipped up Uberman’s cape, covering his head with fabric, and tried to steer him like he was riding a bull at the rodeo.”(395) This is also an example of a metaphor because the author uses like or as while comparing Golden Boy to a bull rider.

~~~“he plummeted toward the ground like he had at last found his purpose.”(396) This is also an finally another example of a metaphor because the author uses like or as while comparing Larry’s action to as if he had finally found himself.

QUOTE:

“I was fed up with waiting for people to tell me things, fed up with being scared of what might come next.”(373) This quote is important because it shows Thom realization that he cannot and should not be influenced by other’s actions and opinions. He also realizes that he is only afraid of what people tell him he should be afraid of, not of what he only thinks.