by Peggy Bechko
We hope.
“We’re past the age of heroes and hero kings. … Most of our lives are basically mundane and dull, and it’s up to the writer to find ways to make them interesting.”
—John Updike
Do you agree with John Updike? Have we truly gone past the age of heroes and hero kings (using it as a metaphor, not taken as literal)? Are we no longer creating mythology, but rather just looking back at it?