Journal 17: The American Romantic Hero

Romanticism is an era where literature and art work divert from the ordinary logic and corruption of the industrialized world. During the Romanticism Era, literature focuses on the nature instead of the corrupted society. Heros during the Romanticism Era tend to be innocent with reckless daring impulsive actions that usually result in victory. This is because during the era, the most praised characteristics are not logical reasoning and cunning tactics but boldness, bravery, and intuition. Believes in faith and intuition when searching for solution and is generally values feeling over reasoning. Heros, whether real or fiction today are people has strong reasoning that outsmarts evil or villain and finds a perfect solution that saves the day. We praise logic and reasoning more now because now, education has become more and more important and it is integrated into our lives. Captain America can be considered a hero that suits the criteria of the Romanticism Era because Captain America relies on instincts and bold actions to achieve his tasks. He doesn't do much planning because he can heal from bullet wounds fast and has strength that no other human can compete so his plans are usually just going directly to the enemy base and beat everyone up.