Blog Entry #2

Hemingway writes about confronting danger head to head and also writes about how the hero's carry themselves with assurance. One person, in particular, displays these characteristics. Romero confronts danger head on while he's doing his bullfighting. The sport of bullfighting is probably one of the most dangerous sports there is because of the fact that a bull doesn't know when or how it hurts someone, if it ends up hurting someone. Romero goes head to head with the bull every time he bullfights, therefore he is confronting danger head to head. Romero loves bullfighting so much that he doesn't even mind the fact that it could injure or even kill him. Bullfighting is obviously a major part of his life and gives him a purpose for living. The modern heroes of today have similar characteristics to those of Romero with the fact that they confront danger head to head and handle situations with assurance. An example would be with government officials of this day. They deal with war, terrorism, issues with the economy, ect. They all deal with these issues with assurance by assuring the country that they'll handle the issues in a way that will have little or no affect on the United States. A hero of the time could be Harry S. Truman. People may see a hero as someone who saves a town from destruction, like spiderman or superman, but Truman did something like this. he helped the United States avoid a Communistic society, which could have led us to have a way different world than we have today. A hero that worked without violent acts would be Ghandi. He dealt with and helped fix issues without causing a war or destruction. Many people may not have liked the way he worked, but he believed what he was doing was right. In the book, The Sun Also Rises, Romero's hero like qualities are shown every day. While out with a couple of friends at the bar, a fight erupts, and Romero simply backs out of the way and ends up breaking up the fight using words, and not throwing a fist. Women find him to be a good looking man, considering he's a bullfighter. Even though he's admired by many, he doesn't let this go to his ego. He's a very modest man, who loves one thing more than anything and that is bullfighting. Being the simple man he is, he doesn't get caught up in a lot of the things that the other men get caught up in. He sets goals for himself, and he focuses on reaching those goals instead of worrying about things the other men are worried about. When problems arise, he works to get to the bottom of the issue by looking at different perspectives and finding which best suits him. Romero isn't a prude; he enjoys himself and goes out with friends, but he knows his limits. He doesn't follow the crowd and does his own things that make him happy, instead of living to make someone else happy. Some of the men are always at the center of conflict, whereas Romero is there to help resolve the conflicts. He doesn't try to force people to change there ways, he just wants people to see that there are other ways to deal with issues other than violence. Romero uses his words as a shield of sorts to avoid conflict and issues with others. By speaking properly and knowing what he is talking about, Romero is able to get his point across, while hoping to make a difference to someone. He may not have done all the things that Truman did, but he made a difference to these people in his town. He wanted to help, because that was the type of person he was. This made him an even more admirable man to people in his community, however this didn't get to him and he definitely continued to help others. Therefore, he could definitely be seen as a hero in the story by helping people through words, instead of violence.