Wow. What a well done post! I really enjoyed reading this.
I always struggle when I try to think of fictional heroes I looked up to. There were so many for so many reasons and I dont have the best memory. In the context of this I’d probably mention Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World (it’s so good, William Daniels is in it). Shawn dealt wit…
Wow. What a well done post! I really enjoyed reading this.
I always struggle when I try to think of fictional heroes I looked up to. There were so many for so many reasons and I dont have the best memory. In the context of this I’d probably mention Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World (it’s so good, William Daniels is in it). Shawn dealt with a lot that I dealt with growing up. Through that he still tried to do the right thing and always came through for the folks he cared about when he was needed. It may not have always worked and he deffo wasn’t a perfect character. But as a little kid I figured if he could do it so could I.
....and that's a what I mean. Shawn Hunter wasn't the perfect character, but he was RELATABLE. That's most important for us, when we are young.
But here's the fun thing about fiction:
...it's the same when we are old, also.
I still prefer books to characters I can relate to over those I cannot.
I take refuge in stories where someone figures out the impossible when the world is beating them down.
...and honestly, I fall into movies where the good guy is poetically beating the hell out of genuine evil people, when I don't want to harm someone in RL, but want to scream at the horrific injustice I'm experiencing.
[Pssst. Mad at life, guys? Watch 'FASTER' with The Rock - not a single innocent person dies in the movie. Only bad / guilty ones.]
Wow. What a well done post! I really enjoyed reading this.
I always struggle when I try to think of fictional heroes I looked up to. There were so many for so many reasons and I dont have the best memory. In the context of this I’d probably mention Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World (it’s so good, William Daniels is in it). Shawn dealt with a lot that I dealt with growing up. Through that he still tried to do the right thing and always came through for the folks he cared about when he was needed. It may not have always worked and he deffo wasn’t a perfect character. But as a little kid I figured if he could do it so could I.
Welcome, Thomas.
I'm so glad you enjoyed this.
....and that's a what I mean. Shawn Hunter wasn't the perfect character, but he was RELATABLE. That's most important for us, when we are young.
But here's the fun thing about fiction:
...it's the same when we are old, also.
I still prefer books to characters I can relate to over those I cannot.
I take refuge in stories where someone figures out the impossible when the world is beating them down.
...and honestly, I fall into movies where the good guy is poetically beating the hell out of genuine evil people, when I don't want to harm someone in RL, but want to scream at the horrific injustice I'm experiencing.
[Pssst. Mad at life, guys? Watch 'FASTER' with The Rock - not a single innocent person dies in the movie. Only bad / guilty ones.]