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Tone In Nathaniel Hawthorne

This quality of mortality made the heroes easier to relate to from a human standpoint. The quest was the heroes right of passage into glory. Every Greek hero needed a quest to become a champion among the Greek people. I believe Peruses is an excellent example of a hero meeting the needs of society by demonstrating qualities that where present in a hero. In the story of Peruses his immortal father was Zeus. Zeus was the father of many Greek heroes. Danae, Piraeus’s mother, was locked up in a golden chamber where no man would go. Acrisius, Danae’s father, did this because an Oracle had told him that Danae’s first born would kill him. Zeus, being very promiscuous, transformed himself into a liquid stream of gold. “Just as a shower of rain falls and becomes absorbed by the earth, so this golden shower penetrated the ceiling of the golden room. Danae found these riches pouring onto her lap.” pp.199 With out Zeus, Peruses would have never been born. Zeus then protected his family by carrying them across the sea and letting them survive their inevitable fate brought on by Acrisius. I feel that this helps teach society that your family should always be there for you when you need them. Being mortal helps Peruses by letting him experience poverty and other human conditions. This differs from many of the gods, and helps the story relate more to the reader. “Feeling self-conscious about his poverty in the presence of so many wealthy aristocrats, Peruses announced, ‘I have no family wealth to offer you, but I fearlessly offer you my services.’ ” pp.200 Later in the story, he uses his persuasive abilities to convince others to give him what he needs for his quest. “However, they were such delightful companions that he welcomed their presence and their encouragement and did not resent their relationship with one another.” This helped his society to see that he was one of them, not a god. The quest is the most important role in the making of a hero. This is where many...

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