2.2 Definition of Western Heroism and Its Development Profile

In this part the author aims at introducing the western heroism from the following aspects: definition of western and development profile of western heroism.

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According to the dictionary explanation, the definition of western heroism refers to the initiative which has the great significance to display heroic, tenacious and the self-sacrificing spirit and the behavior. (Searle 15) In many American movies, generally we can see western unique interpretation. From“Super-Man” in early time to the recent “Spider Man”, “Captain America”and so on, American hero tends to have an ability of extraordinary characters. They believe in the inpidual independence and freedom on the basis of different social ideologies, we call it the personal heroism. The inpidual heroism emphases on inpidual strength which neglects and even ignores the collective strength; it advocates the honor, courage, fighting qualities in the western literature in particular. American are prone to this.( Shao 11)