Similarities between Two Heroes: Comparative Analysis of Waldo Butters and Barthur
Overview
This essay compares two fictional heroes from different stories: Waldo Butters from Jim Butcher's 'Day One' and Barthur from Delilah Dawson's 'Among a Throng of Bilious Octogenarians.' The paper analyzes how both characters exemplify common heroic patterns despite their different backgrounds and characteristics, including their initial underestimation, self-doubt, and eventual realization of their heroic destinies.
What this essay covers
- Introduction establishing common hero archetypes in literature
- Character analysis of Waldo Butters and his unlikely heroic qualities despite physical limitations
- Character analysis of Barthur and his path to heroism through elder endorsement
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Similarities between Two Heroes
In most cases, stories tend to introduce heroes as undergoes and persons who are somewhat despised. They are mainly men characters, and most stories begin by demonstrating as persons who the readers would least expect to be heroes. However, as the stories progress, the element of heroism begins manifesting in the characters. The heroes also undergo numerous obstacles and near-death experiences before proving his doubters and critics wrong as well as demonstrating that the readers were underestimating him. In the end, heroes tend to reveal themselves as not undergoing but dependable persons. Notably, most stories that have heroes tend to incorporate most of these features. Some of the stories that have heroes who portray these characteristics are “Day One” by Jim Butcher and “Among a Throng of Bilious Octogenarians” by Delilah Dawson with Waldo Butters and Barthur being the heroes of the two stories, respectively.
In the narration of Dawson, Barthur is clearly presented as one who is destined to be hero because of the special anointing on his head. His story starts with a traditional tale of a farm boy, who becomes King. Barthur is presented as a person who fights to be endorsed by the elders, which causes numerous drama and comedy outplays throughout the narrative. On the other hand, Day One is another thrilling story that presents us with a hero in Butters’. The story is very thrilling and shows us the Sword of Faith.