st to try and be somewhat like that amazing individual. Many of the same principles that applied in nineteenth century society, prescribe to today’s as well. In over 100 years, society still sees popular individuals as heroes and idols. Those who follow their lead now have a term to classify them by, which is hero worshipers. Carlyle better explains this as he said, “Worship of a Hero is transcendent admiration of a great man.”(Carlyle,11) It is the natural meaning of man to do such a thing, to look up to someone higher than themselves. These are the basic principles to leadership in the modern world. It can be applied from the beginnings of time to the present, or “It is to this hour, and at all hours, the vivifying influence in a man’s life.”(Carlyle,11) Hero worship can be seen at many different levels in society, from just everyday ads in newspapers to faces carved into mountains. Mount Rushmore is Carlos 3feasibly the epitome of hero-worship. It not everyone that can get their bust carved into a large mountain in North Dakota. Many people believe it to be the ultimate dedication to those four Presidents who led this nation to greatness. There are also some people who think it a popularity contest at its highest form, claiming that “all Presidents led the nation in some way, shape or form.” (Wecter,327) Today, the people that are regarded as heroes, is a far cry from the people that were thought of as heroes in the past.Society today is a wretched one at that. People in today’s world are at a level that has never been seen before, from sexuality, to money, to simple morals. Many people today simply do not try to be courteous or polite, and many celebrities follow this example as well. The affect of this lack of morals, is that today’s youth does that very same thing, because many young people have heroes and idols. In other words, many young people are hero worshippers,...
