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It is no longer possible for a society to regard any living man or woman as a hero.
Considering the rapid development of media, heroes are exposed to the public a lot, ranging from their public behaviors to private lives. And together with more and more people having rather strict eyes while judging heroes, the heroes really live hard to be “heroes”. However, I fundamentally disagree that it is impossible for anyone to be considered as a hero by the society. Though being a hero takes pains, there would be certainly someone who can burden such title.
Admittedly, too much exposure by the media has a negative influence on “heroes”. Heroes could be great because of their ambition, and similarly, based on such ambition they could be fairly awful. Nixon, once an honorable American president, was defeated completely by the coverage of Watergate Scandal. Overnight, he was deprived of the title “hero”, and became rebuked by the world. The ambition eroded him, and the media destroyed him. Without the mass media, we might never know the scandal behind, and still respect the once “hero” as a forever national hero. The media makes heroes hard to belie their weaknesses.
Nevertheless, the true hero could be forgiven and accepted even bothered by bad news. Clinton is a lively example. He brought America the Internet Age, and gave American people a nation of property. But such an excellent hero was reported as a lewd guy, who did some undisciplined behaviors to his beautiful secretary. This scandal nearly ruined his family and his political life. However, after a period of censure and critics, the public finally forgave Clinton, and even accepted him as a good American president, playing a key role in the rise of American economy. Real heroes though with wrongdoings or scandals, would be still be understood and regarded as human “heroes”.
Meanwhile, the exposure of heroes makes people consider “heroes” more rationally. No matter how successful they are, after all, they are humans. Human is a kind of creature that would make mistakes. Knowing this, when we find heroes make some peccadilloes, it does not mean they cannot be “heroes” any longer. It just means heroes are not perfect either, just like us. A person never has to be perfect to be a hero. A girl who does badly in her lessons, but rescued all her classmates during an earthquake, is a hero. A doctor, who is nitpicky to his subordinates, but saved several lives in the plague, is a hero. The one who could make contributions to the nation or even the world would be respected as our “hero”.
In a nut, heroes could be surely affected by the mass media, whereas how they would be judged does not depend on whether they are impeccable or not. Masses of exposure enhance people’s tolerance, and provide them a clearer acquaintance of heroes as well. Aware of the heroes’ contributions and wrongdoings, it would be easier for the society to figure out real heroes. And that is why I hold the opposite view of the statement that any living person is no longer possible to be considered as a hero. |
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发表于 2012-9-2 19:44:38
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