Heroes When the Greek heroes wanted to defeat Troy and win back Helena, they first had to suffer greatly, losing many men and nearly all belief, before they rose like the Phoenix from the ashes, showed their cunningness, turned the situation around and defeated the Trojans. This general plot structure is frequently obtained throughout literature in order to emphasize and honour the actions of a person or a group. A hero, placed in a situation …showed first 75 words of 839 total…

…showed last 75 words of 839 total…gt; <Tab/>It is this dramatic structure of the plot, starting off from a hopeless situation, suffering a major setback, recovering unexpected and finally winning in the end, that builds the foundation for the heroic development of the main characters. A structure especially suitable for an American audience as it mirrors the suffering, the pains, and the sweat of the many settlers who came with nothing and found their American Dream.