A General to Remember : Francis Marion "Swamp Fox"

of the people in his city and he becomes loved. He did a great deed for his people, and he felt very gratifying about it. Although this played a role in his personality

He was looked at as a marvelous specimen that everyone admired. Some even thought of him as a god among men. But what they didn’t know was that he was a big scaredy cat. He was also very shy.

As a quote by Seth Godin says, "[l]eadership almost always involves thinking and acting like the underdog. That's because Leaders work to change things, and the people who are winning rarely do." This quote accurately describes Francis Marions's, the Swamp Foxes's, life. Francis Marion grew upon a rice plantation in South Carolina. When he grew older, he was a sailor for a short while and then moved to another plantation. However, he was a part of the South Carolinian militia and fought in the French and Indian War. After the war, he returned to his plantation until the the Revolutionary War began.When the war began, Marion's first battle was at the Battle of Charleston. In which, British ships tried to take the harbor, but Marion drove

He is looked upon in a heroic way for fighting the justice system and showing courage, strength and ability to resist laws through making his own lifestyle, with separate beliefs, attitudes and values. He was a friend of the poor, kind to women and children, and an enemy of the rich. He was forced into crime by the harsh harassments of the authorities. He said to have died bravely against the more powerful forces of the law. He has grown to be an admired infamous figure for the way he stood up to authority and his larrikin ways.

His heroic characters mostly represent through

Who was the man behind the myth of the “Swamp Fox” and what is the legend of the general? Francis Marion was born February 26, 1732 in Berkeley County, South Carolina to a family of plantation owners. Not much is known about his early life before he began his military career. The only information that is known is that from the manuscripts of the men who served with him. What he is most known for are his accomplishments as a military leader and a solider. General Tarleton of the British forces, stated, about Francis Marion, that “as for this damned old fox, the devil himself could not catch him” this statement was the beginning of his nickname the “swamp Fox”. He was not just this myth of a General of the American Revolution he was just an everyday American who just happen to be very good at his craft of being a military leader and strategist. And who’s legend is shadowed in both fact and fiction through the years of time.

seen as a hero if we look at the poem in the corrupt figures point of

Would you like to be told what to do and what not to do in life? Well in Ayn Rand's novelette "Anthem" the character Equality 7-2521 along with his other brothers don't have the choice. In there society they do what they have to do no questions ask if questions or anything having to do with the Great Rebirth then they are to go to the Palace of Corrective Detention. Everyone is to be alike one can't think of themselves in terms of "I" known as the Unspeakable Word they must think and speak as if all of them were a group using terms like "we" or think they are better than others in there society. The Council of Vocations are the ones who decide an individual's occupation by which they are forcing the best young minds into manual labor, which

That heroic character is frequently placed on a pedestal. From old folk tales to modern pop-culture, a hero is often seen as being generally respected and admired for his heroism. Throughout the course of his quest, Gawain must face temptation and the less-than-heroic qualities within himself-and he does not necessarily overcome them all.

Gilgamesh was considered a hero because he had many great qualities, such as loyalty, perseverance, and heroism. Although these are heroic traits, he also had his flaws and was self-righteous, selfish, and prideful. Gilgamesh was a great man and was seen as flawless and “perfect in

John D Rockefeller lived a higher, better life than almost every American during this time age. He also obtained an extravagant amount of power through his work and company. His good deeds were overruled by his many bad deeds therefore making him a villain rather than a hero.

pity and fear for him, making him the epitome of a tragic hero. His pride led to his ultimate

The people who would see him as a villain were the people who lived under his commands, because Cromwell had ended all fun for them and instead of running England better he might have made it worse than when there was a monarchy. They would also see him as a villain because there was no entertainment during the time he was Lord Protector and religion was the priority.

He is without doubt a man of high morals which is an important feature of a hero. He agrees to avenge his father even though he almost crushed with the burden. “oh cursed spite that ever I was born to set it right”. It is clear that he does not want to murder but accepts the task nonetheless “I have sworn’t”. He also apologises to

His actions were good, not just because they were intended to be good for the whole society, but because society viewed them as being for the good.