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Nowletmeexplainhowwesternheroismdeveloped.First,Iwanttostartwiththegeographicalreason.Asweallknow,thewesterncivilizationoriginatedinancientGreeceandancientRome.TheBibleandtheGreekMythologyhaveagreatinfluenceonthewesterncivilization.Let’stakeacloserlookattheancientGreece.TheancientGreecewaslocatedinthesouthofEurope,thenorthoftheMediterraneanSea,andthewesternoftheAegeanSea.Itwassurroundedbyseasandmanysmallinlands.Therearemanymountainsbutfewofrivers.Thesoilthereisnotfertilizedsothatitwasnotsuitabletodeveloptheagriculture.However,theancientGreeceaboundedwithlumbers,marble,gold,copperandothermineralresources.Soitcreatedachancetodeveloptheindustryandcommerce.TheforeigntradeandseamanshipwassostrongandtheancientGreekbegantocolonialexpanse.Thepeopleatthattimewerecultivatedwiththespiritofadventureandovercoming.Inanotheraspect,theancientGreeceisinthestateofcity-statesystemwhichwasconsistedofmanycity-statessotherewerealotofwarshappeningthere.SotheancientGreekswereaggressiveandworshipedfighting.Moreover,theancientGreeceputTheMilitaryandDemocraticSystemintopractice,andtheeducationwasservedtothepurposeofmilitary.JusttakeSpartaasanexample,whenachildwasborn,heshouldbathwithstrongwinetoexamthechildwhetherishealthy.Ifthechildisborncongenitallydeficient,hewouldbethrownaway.Theboysmustleavetheirmotherstobetrainedassoldierswhentheyareat7.Fromthattime,thewesternpeoplehaveafaiththatthestronger,themorepowerful,sotheyworshiptheherowithastrongbodyandastrongpower.Secondly,IwanttoexplainhowtheGreekmythologyinfluencedwesternpeople’sviewonheroism.IntheGreekmythology,Heraclesusedhisextraordinarystrength,courage,andingenuitytoaccomplishthesocalled‘12Unbelievabletoaccomplishtasks’.JasonfightshardlyforhonortogaintheGoldenFleece.WecanseefromtheGreekmythology,theheroeswereindividualism;theyfightforthemselvesorjusttoprovethemselvesthattheyarecapableinordertosatisfythemselvesforthepursueofthevalueoflife.Formorethan2000years,thewesternpeoplewereinfluencedsodeeplybytheheroismoftheGreekmythologythatintheirmindtheheroshouldbelikeHeracles,Jason,andOdysseus.Thirdly,inthe17thand18thcentury,theEuropeancountrieslikeEnglandbegantocolonialexpanse.Atthattime,peopletendedtobecuriousabouttheworldandhadastrongdesiretoconquertheworld.InthehistoryofAmerica,thewestcowboysaretheimagesofheroesbecausecowboyshadthespiritofadventureandtough.