WHEN THEY TARNISH A HERO

Harper Lee, when questioned on the reason why she never wrote another book, told a friend:

 
"I wouldn't go through the pressure and publicity I went through with  

To Kill a Mockingbird for any amount of money.

I have said what I wanted to say and I will not say it again." 

Harper Lee was 89, a frail, hearing- and sight-impaired stroke victim 

living in a nursing home when this "sequel" was discovered. 

It was actually the first draft of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD written in 1957.  

Lee's editor, Tay Hohoff, thought it only lived in the flashbacks 

and asked Lee to write a whole novel of that era.

Perhaps just as important, her sister Alice, Lee’s longtime protector, passed away the prior November. 

Her new protector, Tonja Carter, who had worked in Alice Lee’s law office, held power of attorney.

So a classic and its hero was tarnished for a money-grab.  

How American.

And speaking of America ... let's talk CAPTAIN AMERICA:

The new CAPTAIN AMERICA#1 has revealed Cap has been a Hydra agent all along.  

It negated decades of his fighting for the ideals of America and had him being a supporter of the Nazi death camps.


{Shakes his head}


The event even made CNN. 

 Oh, and it just happened to coincide with DC's trying to recover 

from its highly criticized 52 reboot of its universe with the title sweeping REBIRTH.

Just another corporate diversion.


Many speak of how Atticus Finch became a symbol of compassion and courage for them, inspiring them to become attorneys.


Chris Evans has created a character believable in his compassion, his honor, and his willingness to sacrifice for others.


But Atticus and Steve Rogers are just fictional characters, right?  

These fictional worlds and people inspired hundreds of thousands of people 

to live in the ways they want, to go out and do the things they love. 

Better yet, fiction continues to do this 

as it keeps providing strong and unique role models for every kind of person out there. 

 The world is generally a troubled place rife with warfare, poverty, famine, and unrest.

Heroes are beacons of light amidst this vast darkness. 

Heroes prove to us that no matter how much suffering there is in the world, 

there are supremely good people around whom we can count on to do the right thing, 

even when most other people are not.

Heroes bring light to a dark world.  I just hate it when greed douses their candles.

What do you think?