Part one of term paper
Many protagonists are considered heroes, ranging from Hamlet to Hercules. All of these heroes also did something to earn the honoured title. In today's society modern heroes have been found, one of which is the traditional Western hero. We also have a hero in Jesus Christ, saviour to some, yet a hero no matter what religion those who look up ...

Part two of term paper
... was shared by the two heroes, a willingness to help people. Randle Patrick McMurphy is portrayed in the novel as similar to the traditional Western hero. Appearing quite early in the book, he immediately gives the impression of being bound to nothing at all; he was shown as unrestrained from the beginning. Chief Bromden, the narrator, presents evidence of this by describing McMurphy's laugh as "free and loud"(Kesey p. 16). The Western hero is known to be carefree, and so was McMurphy when he was ...